#493BD5#493BD5

#493BD5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.223 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BD5
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 213)
HSL	hsl(245, 65%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.64, 50.98, -76.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.64, 92.07, 303.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.03 -0.2214)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.223 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3180, 9.3471, 63.8821)
Luminance	0.0935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BD5 #C7D53B

analogous

#3B7AD5 #493BD5 #963BD5

triadic

#493BD5 #D5493B #3BD549

tetradic

#493BD5 #D53B7A #C7D53B #3BD596

square

#493BD5 #D53B7A #C7D53B #3BD596

split-complementary

#493BD5 #D5963B #7AD53B

monochromatic

#231A7B #3225AE #493BD5 #786DE0 #A7A0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#493BD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#493BD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BD5

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BD5	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.223 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d73e3',
    500: '#493bd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bd5;
$custom-light: #8d73e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.455,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47582,
    "c": 0.22344,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09348
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BD5

secondary

#D1D795

accent

#E840D8

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BD5

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

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