#493BC3#493BC3

#493BC3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.202 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493BC3
RGBrgb(73, 59, 195)
HSLhsl(246, 54%, 50%)
HSVhsv(246, 70%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(62.6%, 69.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LABlab(34.97, 45.35, -68.96)
CIE-LCHlch(34.97, 82.54, 303.33°)
OKLaboklab(45.88% 0.0333 -0.1989)
OKLCHoklch(45.88% 0.202 279.5)
XYZxyz(14.1588, 8.4834, 52.5105)
Luminance0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493BC3 #B5C33B
analogous
#3B71C3 #493BC3 #8D3BC3
triadic
#493BC3 #C3493B #3BC349
tetradic
#493BC3 #C33B71 #B5C33B #3BC38D
square
#493BC3 #C33B71 #B5C33B #3BC38D
split-complementary
#493BC3 #C38D3B #71C33B
monochromatic
#261F65 #372D94 #493BC3 #7469D2 #A098E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79
#493BC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70
#493BC3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC3
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493BC3#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493BC31.007.792.707.79
#FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00
#0000002.7021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.791.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004DC0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00607B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.202 279.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d6',
    500: '#493bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493bc3;
$custom-light: #8a73d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.176,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45881,
    "c": 0.20166,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493BC3
secondary
#C5CC8E
accent
#DD4BCE
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F1EDFA
border
#CBC8D3
text
#0D0814
muted
#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC3

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#493BC3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva