#493BC4#493BC4

#493BC4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.203 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BC4
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 196)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 69.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.06, 45.67, -69.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.06, 83.08, 303.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% 0.0331 -0.2002)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.203 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2722, 8.5288, 53.1080)
Luminance	0.0853 (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

#493BC4 #B6C43B

analogous

#3B72C4 #493BC4 #8D3BC4

triadic

#493BC4 #C4493B #3BC449

tetradic

#493BC4 #C43B72 #B6C43B #3BC48D

square

#493BC4 #C43B72 #B6C43B #3BC48D

split-complementary

#493BC4 #C48D3B #72C43B

monochromatic

#261F66 #372D95 #493BC4 #756AD2 #A099E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#493BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#493BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC4

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BC4	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.203 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d7',
    500: '#493bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bc4;
$custom-light: #8a73d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.131,
    "s": 53.725,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45973,
    "c": 0.20289,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BC4

secondary

#C6CC8F

accent

#DD4BCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC4

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

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