#493BD6#493BD6

#493BD6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.225 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493BD6
RGB	rgb(73, 59, 214)
HSL	hsl(245, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 72.4%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.74, 51.29, -77.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.74, 92.59, 303.64°)
OKLab	oklab(47.68% 0.0299 -0.2226)
OKLCH	oklch(47.68% 0.225 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4453, 9.3980, 64.5526)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.96

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493BD6 #C8D63B

analogous

#3B7AD6 #493BD6 #963BD6

triadic

#493BD6 #D6493B #3BD649

tetradic

#493BD6 #D63B7A #C8D63B #3BD696

square

#493BD6 #D63B7A #C8D63B #3BD696

split-complementary

#493BD6 #D6963B #7AD63B

monochromatic

#231A7D #3125AF #493BD6 #786EE1 #A7A0EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#493BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#493BD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BD6

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493BD6	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.225 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e73e4',
    500: '#493bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493bd6;
$custom-light: #8e73e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.419,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47678,
    "c": 0.22462,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493BD6

secondary

#D2D895

accent

#E83FD9

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BD6

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

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