#493BC0#493BC0

#493BC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.198 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BC0
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 192)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 69.3%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.70, 44.41, -67.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.70, 80.92, 303.28°)
OKLab	oklab(45.6% 0.0338 -0.195)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.198 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8230, 8.3491, 50.7421)
Luminance	0.0835 (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

#493BC0 #B2C03B

analogous

#3B70C0 #493BC0 #8C3BC0

triadic

#493BC0 #C0493B #3BC049

tetradic

#493BC0 #C03B70 #B2C03B #3BC08C

square

#493BC0 #C03B70 #B2C03B #3BC08C

split-complementary

#493BC0 #C08C3B #70C03B

monochromatic

#251E62 #372D91 #493BC0 #7368D1 #9E97DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#493BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#493BC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC0

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BC0	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.198 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972d4',
    500: '#493bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bc0;
$custom-light: #8972d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.316,
    "s": 52.988,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45604,
    "c": 0.19794,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BC0

secondary

#C4CA8C

accent

#DC4BCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC0

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

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