#493BBF#493BBF

#493BBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.197 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BBF
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 191)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 69.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 44.09, -67.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 80.38, 303.27°)
OKLab	oklab(45.51% 0.0339 -0.1937)
OKLCH	oklch(45.51% 0.197 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.7126, 8.3050, 50.1605)
Luminance	0.0831 (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

#493BBF #B1BF3B

analogous

#3B6FBF #493BBF #8B3BBF

triadic

#493BBF #BF493B #3BBF49

tetradic

#493BBF #BF3B6F #B1BF3B #3BBF8B

square

#493BBF #BF3B6F #B1BF3B #3BBF8B

split-complementary

#493BBF #BF8B3B #6FBF3B

monochromatic

#251E61 #372D90 #493BBF #7267D0 #9E96DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#493BBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#493BBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BBF

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BBF	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.197 279.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.364,
    "s": 52.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45512,
    "c": 0.1967,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BBF

secondary

#C3CA8C

accent

#DC4CCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BBF

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

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