#493BBD#493BBD

#493BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.194 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BBD
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 189)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.43, 43.46, -66.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.43, 79.29, 303.24°)
OKLab	oklab(45.33% 0.0343 -0.1912)
OKLCH	oklch(45.33% 0.194 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4940, 8.2175, 49.0093)
Luminance	0.0822 (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

#493BBD #AFBD3B

analogous

#3B6EBD #493BBD #8A3BBD

triadic

#493BBD #BD493B #3BBD49

tetradic

#493BBD #BD3B6E #AFBD3B #3BBD8A

square

#493BBD #BD3B6E #AFBD3B #3BBD8A

split-complementary

#493BBD #BD8A3B #6EBD3B

monochromatic

#251E60 #372C8E #493BBD #7166CF #9C95DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#493BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#493BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BBD

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BBD	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.194 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972d2',
    500: '#493bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bbd;
$custom-light: #8972d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.462,
    "s": 52.419,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4533,
    "c": 0.19421,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BBD

secondary

#C2C98B

accent

#DC4CCC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BBD

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

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