#493CA1#493CA1

#493CA1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.157 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CA1
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 161)
HSL	hsl(248, 46%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(248, 63%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 62.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.30, 33.93, -53.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.30, 63.02, 302.57°)
OKLab	oklab(43.06% 0.0365 -0.1524)
OKLCH	oklch(43.06% 0.157 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.7946, 7.2208, 34.5362)
Luminance	0.0722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CA1 #94A13C

analogous

#3C61A1 #493CA1 #7B3CA1

triadic

#493CA1 #A1493C #3CA149

tetradic

#493CA1 #A13C61 #94A13C #3CA17B

square

#493CA1 #A13C61 #94A13C #3CA17B

split-complementary

#493CA1 #A17B3C #61A13C

monochromatic

#211B48 #352B74 #493CA1 #6659C1 #8F86D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.59

#493CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#493CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CA1

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CA1	1.00	8.59	2.44	8.59
#FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.157 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8472be',
    500: '#493ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ca1;
$custom-light: #8472be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.723,
    "s": 45.701,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4306,
    "c": 0.15671,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CA1

secondary

#B4BC7D

accent

#D552C5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CA1

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

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