#493BB9#493BB9

#493BB9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.189 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BB9
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 185)
HSL	hsl(247, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 68.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, 42.19, -64.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 77.11, 303.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.97% 0.0349 -0.1859)
OKLCH	oklch(44.97% 0.189 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0658, 8.0462, 46.7541)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.05

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BB9 #ABB93B

analogous

#3B6CB9 #493BB9 #883BB9

triadic

#493BB9 #B9493B #3BB949

tetradic

#493BB9 #B93B6C #ABB93B #3BB988

square

#493BB9 #B93B6C #ABB93B #3BB988

split-complementary

#493BB9 #B9883B #6CB93B

monochromatic

#241D5C #372C8B #493BB9 #6F64CD #9A92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#493BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#493BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BB9

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BB9	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.189 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872cf',
    500: '#493bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bb9;
$custom-light: #8872cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.667,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44968,
    "c": 0.18919,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BB9

secondary

#C0C788

accent

#DB4DCB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BB9

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

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