#493BB7#493BB7

#493BB7 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.187 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB7
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 183)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.90, 41.56, -63.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.90, 76.01, 303.14°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.0351 -0.1833)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.187 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8562, 7.9624, 45.6500)
Luminance	0.0796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB7 #A9B73B

analogous

#3B6BB7 #493BB7 #873BB7

triadic

#493BB7 #B7493B #3BB749

tetradic

#493BB7 #B73B6B #A9B73B #3BB787

square

#493BB7 #B73B6B #A9B73B #3BB787

split-complementary

#493BB7 #B7873B #6BB73B

monochromatic

#241D5A #372C89 #493BB7 #6F63CD #9991DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#493BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#493BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB7

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB7	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.187 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872ce',
    500: '#493bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb7;
$custom-light: #8872ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.774,
    "s": 51.24,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44788,
    "c": 0.18666,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB7

secondary

#BFC687

accent

#DB4DCB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB7

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

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