#493BCE#493BCE

#493BCE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.215 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493BCE
RGBrgb(73, 59, 206)
HSLhsl(246, 60%, 52%)
HSVhsv(246, 71%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(64.6%, 71.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(35.98, 48.80, -73.71)
CIE-LCHlch(35.98, 88.40, 303.51°)
OKLaboklab(46.91% 0.0314 -0.2128)
OKLCHoklch(46.91% 0.215 278.4)
XYZxyz(15.4486, 8.9994, 59.3035)
Luminance0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493BCE #C0CE3B
analogous
#3B77CE #493BCE #923BCE
triadic
#493BCE #CE493B #3BCE49
tetradic
#493BCE #CE3B77 #C0CE3B #3BCE92
square
#493BCE #CE3B77 #C0CE3B #3BCE92
split-complementary
#493BCE #CE923B #77CE3B
monochromatic
#251D72 #3429A3 #493BCE #766CDA #A49DE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50
#493BCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80
#493BCE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BCE
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493BCE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493BCE1.007.502.807.50
#FFFFFF7.501.0021.001.00
#0000002.8021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.501.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005AD2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004FCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006481
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.215 278.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73de',
    500: '#493bce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493bce;
$custom-light: #8c73de;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.714,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46912,
    "c": 0.21507,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493BCE
secondary
#CCD392
accent
#E345D4
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EDFB
border
#CCC8D4
text
#0E0815
muted
#7E7B83

Preview Lab

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