#493BBB#493BBB

#493BBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.192 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BBB
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 187)
HSL	hsl(247, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 68.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.25, 42.83, -65.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.25, 78.20, 303.20°)
OKLab	oklab(45.15% 0.0346 -0.1886)
OKLCH	oklch(45.15% 0.192 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2784, 8.1313, 47.8738)
Luminance	0.0813 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BBB #ADBB3B

analogous

#3B6DBB #493BBB #893BBB

triadic

#493BBB #BB493B #3BBB49

tetradic

#493BBB #BB3B6D #ADBB3B #3BBB89

square

#493BBB #BB3B6D #ADBB3B #3BBB89

split-complementary

#493BBB #BB893B #6DBB3B

monochromatic

#251E5E #372C8C #493BBB #7065CE #9B93DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#493BBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#493BBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BBB

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BBB	1.00	8.00	2.63	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.192 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8872d1',
    500: '#493bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bbb;
$custom-light: #8872d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.563,
    "s": 52.033,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45148,
    "c": 0.19171,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BBB

secondary

#C1C88A

accent

#DB4CCC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BBB

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

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