#493BB6#493BB6

#493BB6 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.185 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB6
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 182)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 67.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.82, 41.24, -63.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.82, 75.46, 303.13°)
OKLab	oklab(44.7% 0.0353 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(44.7% 0.185 281)
XYZ	xyz(12.7525, 7.9209, 45.1038)
Luminance	0.0792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB6 #A8B63B

analogous

#3B6BB6 #493BB6 #863BB6

triadic

#493BB6 #B6493B #3BB649

tetradic

#493BB6 #B63B6B #A8B63B #3BB686

square

#493BB6 #B63B6B #A8B63B #3BB686

split-complementary

#493BB6 #B6863B #6BB63B

monochromatic

#241D5A #362C88 #493BB6 #6E62CC #9990DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#493BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#493BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB6

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB6	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.185 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872cd',
    500: '#493bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb6;
$custom-light: #8872cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.829,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44699,
    "c": 0.1854,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.07922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB6

secondary

#BFC687

accent

#DB4DCA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB6

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

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