#493BBC#493BBC

#493BBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.193 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BBC
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 188)
HSL	hsl(247, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(247, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 68.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, 43.14, -65.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 78.75, 303.22°)
OKLab	oklab(45.24% 0.0344 -0.1899)
OKLCH	oklch(45.24% 0.193 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3858, 8.1743, 48.4396)
Luminance	0.0818 (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

#493BBC #AEBC3B

analogous

#3B6DBC #493BBC #893BBC

triadic

#493BBC #BC493B #3BBC49

tetradic

#493BBC #BC3B6D #AEBC3B #3BBC89

square

#493BBC #BC3B6D #AEBC3B #3BBC89

split-complementary

#493BBC #BC893B #6DBC3B

monochromatic

#251E5F #372C8D #493BBC #7165CF #9C94DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#493BBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#493BBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BBC

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BBC	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.193 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972d1',
    500: '#493bbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bbc;
$custom-light: #8972d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.512,
    "s": 52.227,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45239,
    "c": 0.19296,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BBC

secondary

#C2C98A

accent

#DC4CCC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BBC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →