#493BD3#493BD3

#493BD3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.221 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BD3
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 211)
HSL	hsl(246, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(246, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 72%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.45, 50.36, -75.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.45, 91.02, 303.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.39% 0.0304 -0.219)
OKLCH	oklch(47.39% 0.221 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0657, 9.2462, 62.5534)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BD3 #C5D33B

analogous

#3B79D3 #493BD3 #953BD3

triadic

#493BD3 #D3493B #3BD349

tetradic

#493BD3 #D33B79 #C5D33B #3BD395

square

#493BD3 #D33B79 #C5D33B #3BD395

split-complementary

#493BD3 #D3953B #79D33B

monochromatic

#241B79 #3226AB #493BD3 #776DDE #A69FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#493BD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#493BD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BD3

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BD3	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.221 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73e2',
    500: '#493bd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bd3;
$custom-light: #8d73e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.526,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4739,
    "c": 0.22106,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BD3

secondary

#D0D694

accent

#E641D7

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BD3

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

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