#493BCA#493BCA

#493BCA is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.210 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BCA
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 202)
HSL	hsl(246, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.9%, 70.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.61, 47.55, -71.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.61, 86.28, 303.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.0321 -0.2078)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.21 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.9689, 8.8075, 56.7769)
Luminance	0.0881 (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

#493BCA #BCCA3B

analogous

#3B74CA #493BCA #903BCA

triadic

#493BCA #CA493B #3BCA49

tetradic

#493BCA #CA3B74 #BCCA3B #3BCA90

square

#493BCA #CA3B74 #BCCA3B #3BCA90

split-complementary

#493BCA #CA903B #74CA3B

monochromatic

#251E6D #362B9D #493BCA #766BD7 #A29BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#493BCA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#493BCA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BCA

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BCA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BCA	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.210 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73db',
    500: '#493bca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bca;
$custom-light: #8b73db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.874,
    "s": 57.43,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46534,
    "c": 0.21022,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BCA

secondary

#CAD091

accent

#E147D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BCA

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

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