#493BB8#493BB8

#493BB8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.188 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB8
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(247, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.99, 41.87, -64.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.99, 76.56, 303.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.88% 0.035 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(44.88% 0.188 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9606, 8.0042, 46.2001)
Luminance	0.0800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB8 #AAB83B

analogous

#3B6BB8 #493BB8 #873BB8

triadic

#493BB8 #B8493B #3BB849

tetradic

#493BB8 #B83B6B #AAB83B #3BB887

square

#493BB8 #B83B6B #AAB83B #3BB887

split-complementary

#493BB8 #B8873B #6BB83B

monochromatic

#241D5B #372C8A #493BB8 #6F63CD #9A92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#493BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#493BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB8

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB8	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.188 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872ce',
    500: '#493bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb8;
$custom-light: #8872ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.72,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44878,
    "c": 0.18793,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB8

secondary

#C0C788

accent

#DB4DCB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB8

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

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