#493BC8#493BC8

#493BC8 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.208 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BC8
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 200)
HSL	hsl(246, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 70.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.43, 46.93, -71.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.43, 85.22, 303.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.0324 -0.2052)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.208 279)
XYZ	xyz(14.7336, 8.7134, 55.5378)
Luminance	0.0872 (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

#493BC8 #BAC83B

analogous

#3B74C8 #493BC8 #8F3BC8

triadic

#493BC8 #C8493B #3BC849

tetradic

#493BC8 #C83B74 #BAC83B #3BC88F

square

#493BC8 #C83B74 #BAC83B #3BC88F

split-complementary

#493BC8 #C88F3B #74C83B

monochromatic

#261E6B #362B9A #493BC8 #756BD5 #A29BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#493BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#493BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BC8

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BC8	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.208 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73da',
    500: '#493bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bc8;
$custom-light: #8b73da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.957,
    "s": 56.175,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46346,
    "c": 0.20779,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.08715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BC8

secondary

#C8CF90

accent

#DF48D0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BC8

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

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