#493BDE#493BDE

#493BDE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.234 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493BDE
RGBrgb(73, 59, 222)
HSLhsl(245, 71%, 55%)
HSVhsv(245, 73%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(67.1%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(37.51, 53.75, -80.41)
CIE-LCHlch(37.51, 96.72, 303.76°)
OKLaboklab(48.46% 0.0283 -0.2323)
OKLCHoklch(48.46% 0.234 276.9)
XYZxyz(17.4921, 9.8168, 70.0661)
Luminance0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493BDE #D0DE3B
analogous
#3B7FDE #493BDE #9A3BDE
triadic
#493BDE #DE493B #3BDE49
tetradic
#493BDE #DE3B7F #D0DE3B #3BDE9A
square
#493BDE #DE3B7F #D0DE3B #3BDE9A
split-complementary
#493BDE #DE9A3B #7FDE3B
monochromatic
#211788 #2D20BC #493BDE #7A6FE7 #AAA4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09
#493BDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96
#493BDE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493BDE
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493BDE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493BDE1.007.092.967.09
#FFFFFF7.091.0021.001.00
#0000002.9621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.091.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0051DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A8A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 59, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.234 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f74ea',
    500: '#493bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493bde;
$custom-light: #8f74ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.153,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48457,
    "c": 0.23404,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493BDE
secondary
#D7DD98
accent
#EE3ADE
background
#F9F7FE
surface
#F2EDFD
border
#CCC8D5
text
#0E0816
muted
#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493BDE

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#493BDE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva