#493BC5#493BC5

#493BC5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.204 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BC5
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 197)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 70.1%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 45.98, -69.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 83.61, 303.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% 0.033 -0.2014)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.204 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.3864, 8.5745, 53.7094)
Luminance	0.0858 (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

#493BC5 #B7C53B

analogous

#3B72C5 #493BC5 #8E3BC5

triadic

#493BC5 #C5493B #3BC549

tetradic

#493BC5 #C53B72 #B7C53B #3BC58E

square

#493BC5 #C53B72 #B7C53B #3BC58E

split-complementary

#493BC5 #C58E3B #72C53B

monochromatic

#261F67 #372C96 #493BC5 #756AD3 #A199E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#493BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#493BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC5

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BC5	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.204 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d8',
    500: '#493bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bc5;
$custom-light: #8a73d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.087,
    "s": 54.331,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46066,
    "c": 0.20412,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BC5

secondary

#C6CD8F

accent

#DE4ACF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC5

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

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