#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
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 195)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 69.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 45.35, -68.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 82.54, 303.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.0333 -0.1989)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.202 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1588, 8.4834, 52.5105)
Luminance	0.0848 (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

#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
##493BC3	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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