#493BBA#493BBA

#493BBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.190 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BBA
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 186)
HSL	hsl(247, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 68.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, 42.51, -64.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 77.66, 303.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.06% 0.0347 -0.1873)
OKLCH	oklch(45.06% 0.19 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.1717, 8.0886, 47.3120)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.09

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BBA #ACBA3B

analogous

#3B6CBA #493BBA #883BBA

triadic

#493BBA #BA493B #3BBA49

tetradic

#493BBA #BA3B6C #ACBA3B #3BBA88

square

#493BBA #BA3B6C #ACBA3B #3BBA88

split-complementary

#493BBA #BA883B #6CBA3B

monochromatic

#251E5D #372C8C #493BBA #7064CE #9B93DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#493BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#493BBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BBA

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BBA	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.190 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872d0',
    500: '#493bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bba;
$custom-light: #8872d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.614,
    "s": 51.837,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45058,
    "c": 0.19045,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BBA

secondary

#C1C889

accent

#DB4DCC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BBA

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

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