#493BCB#493BCB

#493BCB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.211 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493BCB
RGBrgb(73, 59, 203)
HSLhsl(246, 58%, 51%)
HSVhsv(246, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LABlab(35.70, 47.87, -72.42)
CIE-LCHlch(35.70, 86.81, 303.46°)
OKLaboklab(46.63% 0.0319 -0.209)
OKLCHoklch(46.63% 0.211 278.7)
XYZxyz(15.0876, 8.8550, 57.4024)
Luminance0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493BCB #BDCB3B
analogous
#3B75CB #493BCB #913BCB
triadic
#493BCB #CB493B #3BCB49
tetradic
#493BCB #CB3B75 #BDCB3B #3BCB91
square
#493BCB #CB3B75 #BDCB3B #3BCB91
split-complementary
#493BCB #CB913B #75CB3B
monochromatic
#251D6E #352A9F #493BCB #766BD8 #A39CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58
#493BCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77
#493BCB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BCB
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493BCB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493BCB1.007.582.777.58
#FFFFFF7.581.0021.001.00
#0000002.7721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.581.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005ACF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004EC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00637F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.211 278.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73dc',
    500: '#493bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493bcb;
$custom-light: #8b73dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.833,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46628,
    "c": 0.21144,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493BCB
secondary
#CAD191
accent
#E147D2
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0D0815
muted
#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BCB

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#493BCB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva