#493BC2#493BC2

#493BC2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.200 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BC2
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 194)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 69.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.88, 45.04, -68.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.88, 82.00, 303.32°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% 0.0335 -0.1976)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.2 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0461, 8.4384, 51.9171)
Luminance	0.0844 (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

#493BC2 #B4C23B

analogous

#3B71C2 #493BC2 #8D3BC2

triadic

#493BC2 #C2493B #3BC249

tetradic

#493BC2 #C23B71 #B4C23B #3BC28D

square

#493BC2 #C23B71 #B4C23B #3BC28D

split-complementary

#493BC2 #C28D3B #71C23B

monochromatic

#261E64 #372D93 #493BC2 #7469D1 #9F98E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#493BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#493BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC2

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BC2	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.200 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d6',
    500: '#493bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bc2;
$custom-light: #8a73d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.222,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45788,
    "c": 0.20042,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BC2

secondary

#C5CB8E

accent

#DD4BCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC2

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

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