#493BD4#493BD4

#493BD4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.222 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BD4
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 212)
HSL	hsl(245, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 72.2%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.55, 50.67, -76.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.55, 91.55, 303.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% 0.0302 -0.2202)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.222 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1914, 9.2965, 63.2157)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.83

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BD4 #C6D43B

analogous

#3B79D4 #493BD4 #953BD4

triadic

#493BD4 #D4493B #3BD449

tetradic

#493BD4 #D43B79 #C6D43B #3BD495

square

#493BD4 #D43B79 #C6D43B #3BD495

split-complementary

#493BD4 #D4953B #79D43B

monochromatic

#231B7A #3226AC #493BD4 #786DDF #A69FEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#493BD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#493BD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BD4

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BD4	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.222 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73e3',
    500: '#493bd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bd4;
$custom-light: #8d73e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.49,
    "s": 64.017,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47486,
    "c": 0.22225,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BD4

secondary

#D0D694

accent

#E741D8

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BD4

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

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