#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
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(246, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.70, 47.87, -72.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.70, 86.81, 303.46°)
OKLab	oklab(46.63% 0.0319 -0.209)
OKLCH	oklch(46.63% 0.211 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0876, 8.8550, 57.4024)
Luminance	0.0886 (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

#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
##493BCB	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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