#493BCC#493BCC

#493BCC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.213 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BCC
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 204)
HSL	hsl(246, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(246, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 71.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 48.18, -72.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 87.34, 303.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.0317 -0.2103)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.213 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2072, 8.9028, 58.0321)
Luminance	0.0890 (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

#493BCC #BECC3B

analogous

#3B76CC #493BCC #923BCC

triadic

#493BCC #CC493B #3BCC49

tetradic

#493BCC #CC3B76 #BECC3B #3BCC92

square

#493BCC #CC3B76 #BECC3B #3BCC92

split-complementary

#493BCC #CC923B #76CC3B

monochromatic

#251D70 #352AA0 #493BCC #766CD9 #A39CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#493BCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#493BCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BCC

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BCC	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006380

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.213 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73dd',
    500: '#493bcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bcc;
$custom-light: #8c73dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.793,
    "s": 58.704,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46723,
    "c": 0.21265,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BCC

secondary

#CBD192

accent

#E246D3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BCC

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

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