#493BBE#493BBE

#493BBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.195 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BBE
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 190)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.52, 43.78, -66.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.52, 79.84, 303.25°)
OKLab	oklab(45.42% 0.0341 -0.1925)
OKLCH	oklch(45.42% 0.195 280)
XYZ	xyz(13.6029, 8.2611, 49.5829)
Luminance	0.0826 (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

#493BBE #B0BE3B

analogous

#3B6FBE #493BBE #8B3BBE

triadic

#493BBE #BE493B #3BBE49

tetradic

#493BBE #BE3B6F #B0BE3B #3BBE8B

square

#493BBE #BE3B6F #B0BE3B #3BBE8B

split-complementary

#493BBE #BE8B3B #6FBE3B

monochromatic

#251E61 #372C8F #493BBE #7267D0 #9D95DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#493BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#493BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BBE

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BBE	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.195 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972d3',
    500: '#493bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bbe;
$custom-light: #8972d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.412,
    "s": 52.61,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45421,
    "c": 0.19546,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.08262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BBE

secondary

#C3CA8B

accent

#DC4CCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BBE

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

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