#493C8D#493C8D

#493C8D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.129 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493C8D
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 141)
HSL	hsl(250, 40%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(250, 57%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 57.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.81, 27.56, -43.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.81, 51.36, 302.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.49% 0.0371 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(41.49% 0.129 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.1698, 6.5709, 25.9793)
Luminance	0.0657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493C8D #808D3C

analogous

#3C578D #493C8D #723C8D

triadic

#493C8D #8D493C #3C8D49

tetradic

#493C8D #8D3C57 #808D3C #3C8D72

square

#493C8D #8D3C57 #808D3C #3C8D72

split-complementary

#493C8D #8D723C #578D3C

monochromatic

#1D1737 #332A62 #493C8D #6151B5 #887CC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.07

#493C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#493C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493C8D

9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493C8D	1.00	9.07	2.31	9.07
#FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A4B90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#09468B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#334E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.129 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8172af',
    500: '#493c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493c8d;
$custom-light: #8172af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.63,
    "s": 40.299,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41487,
    "c": 0.1291,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493C8D

secondary

#A7B174

accent

#D058BD

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFECF4

border

#CAC7CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #493C8D

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

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