#493BB5#493BB5

#493BB5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.184 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB5
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 181)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 40.92, -62.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 74.91, 303.11°)
OKLab	oklab(44.61% 0.0354 -0.1807)
OKLCH	oklch(44.61% 0.184 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.6495, 7.8797, 44.5615)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.97

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB5 #A7B53B

analogous

#3B6AB5 #493BB5 #863BB5

triadic

#493BB5 #B5493B #3BB549

tetradic

#493BB5 #B53B6A #A7B53B #3BB586

square

#493BB5 #B53B6A #A7B53B #3BB586

split-complementary

#493BB5 #B5863B #6AB53B

monochromatic

#241D59 #362C87 #493BB5 #6E62CC #9890DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#493BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#493BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB5

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB5	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.184 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8772cc',
    500: '#493bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb5;
$custom-light: #8772cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.885,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4461,
    "c": 0.18412,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB5

secondary

#BEC686

accent

#DA4DCA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB5

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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