#493C8F#493C8F

#493C8F is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.132 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493C8F
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 143)
HSL	hsl(249, 41%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(249, 58%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 58%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.95, 28.19, -44.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.95, 52.54, 302.45°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% 0.0371 -0.1266)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.132 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.3200, 6.6309, 26.7701)
Luminance	0.0663 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493C8F #828F3C

analogous

#3C588F #493C8F #733C8F

triadic

#493C8F #8F493C #3C8F49

tetradic

#493C8F #8F3C58 #828F3C #3C8F73

square

#493C8F #8F3C58 #828F3C #3C8F73

split-complementary

#493C8F #8F733C #588F3C

monochromatic

#1D1839 #332A64 #493C8F #6252B6 #897DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.03

#493C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#493C8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493C8F

9.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493C8F	1.00	9.03	2.33	9.03
#FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#054B92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#02468D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#314F5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.132 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8172b0',
    500: '#493c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493c8f;
$custom-light: #8172b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.398,
    "s": 40.887,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41638,
    "c": 0.13193,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06631
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493C8F

secondary

#A9B275

accent

#D157BE

background

#F8F6FA

surface

#EFECF5

border

#CAC7CF

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493C8F

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

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