#493BD0#493BD0

#493BD0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.217 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BD0
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 208)
HSL	hsl(246, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(246, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 71.6%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.17, 49.43, -74.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.17, 89.45, 303.54°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.031 -0.2152)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.217 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6931, 9.0972, 60.5912)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BD0 #C2D03B

analogous

#3B77D0 #493BD0 #943BD0

triadic

#493BD0 #D0493B #3BD049

tetradic

#493BD0 #D03B77 #C2D03B #3BD094

square

#493BD0 #D03B77 #C2D03B #3BD094

split-complementary

#493BD0 #D0943B #77D03B

monochromatic

#241C75 #3428A6 #493BD0 #776CDC #A59EE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#493BD0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#493BD0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BD0

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BD0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BD0	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.217 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c73e0',
    500: '#493bd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bd0;
$custom-light: #8c73e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.638,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47102,
    "c": 0.21747,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BD0

secondary

#CED493

accent

#E443D5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BD0

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

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