#493BC7#493BC7

#493BC7 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.207 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BC7
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 199)
HSL	hsl(246, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 70.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.33, 46.61, -70.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.33, 84.68, 303.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.25% 0.0326 -0.204)
OKLCH	oklch(46.25% 0.207 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.6171, 8.6668, 54.9243)
Luminance	0.0867 (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

#493BC7 #B9C73B

analogous

#3B73C7 #493BC7 #8F3BC7

triadic

#493BC7 #C7493B #3BC749

tetradic

#493BC7 #C73B73 #B9C73B #3BC78F

square

#493BC7 #C73B73 #B9C73B #3BC78F

split-complementary

#493BC7 #C78F3B #73C73B

monochromatic

#261E69 #372C99 #493BC7 #756BD5 #A19AE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#493BC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#493BC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC7

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BC7	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.207 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73d9',
    500: '#493bc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bc7;
$custom-light: #8b73d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46252,
    "c": 0.20657,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BC7

secondary

#C8CE90

accent

#DF49D0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC7

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

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