#493BD2#493BD2

#493BD2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.220 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BD2
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 210)
HSL	hsl(246, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(246, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 71.9%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.36, 50.05, -75.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.36, 90.50, 303.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.0306 -0.2177)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.22 278)
XYZ	xyz(15.9407, 9.1962, 61.8953)
Luminance	0.0920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BD2 #C4D23B

analogous

#3B78D2 #493BD2 #953BD2

triadic

#493BD2 #D2493B #3BD249

tetradic

#493BD2 #D23B78 #C4D23B #3BD295

square

#493BD2 #D23B78 #C4D23B #3BD295

split-complementary

#493BD2 #D2953B #78D23B

monochromatic

#241B77 #3327A9 #493BD2 #776DDD #A59FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#493BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#493BD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BD2

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BD2	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.220 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73e1',
    500: '#493bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bd2;
$custom-light: #8d73e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.563,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47294,
    "c": 0.21986,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.09198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BD2

secondary

#CFD594

accent

#E642D7

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BD2

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

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