#493BC6#493BC6

#493BC6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.205 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BC6
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 198)
HSL	hsl(246, 55%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 70.2%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 46.30, -70.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 84.15, 303.38°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.0328 -0.2027)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.205 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5014, 8.6205, 54.3149)
Luminance	0.0862 (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

#493BC6 #B8C63B

analogous

#3B72C6 #493BC6 #8E3BC6

triadic

#493BC6 #C6493B #3BC649

tetradic

#493BC6 #C63B72 #B8C63B #3BC68E

square

#493BC6 #C63B72 #B8C63B #3BC68E

split-complementary

#493BC6 #C68E3B #72C63B

monochromatic

#261E68 #372C98 #493BC6 #756AD4 #A19AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#493BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#493BC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC6

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BC6	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.205 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73d8',
    500: '#493bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bc6;
$custom-light: #8b73d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.043,
    "s": 54.941,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46159,
    "c": 0.20534,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BC6

secondary

#C7CD8F

accent

#DE4ACF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC6

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

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