#493CA2#493CA2

#493CA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.158 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CA2
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 162)
HSL	hsl(248, 46%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(248, 63%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 63%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, 34.25, -53.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 63.60, 302.58°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% 0.0365 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.158 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8831, 7.2562, 35.0025)
Luminance	0.0726 (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

#493CA2 #95A23C

analogous

#3C62A2 #493CA2 #7C3CA2

triadic

#493CA2 #A2493C #3CA249

tetradic

#493CA2 #A23C62 #95A23C #3CA27C

square

#493CA2 #A23C62 #95A23C #3CA27C

split-complementary

#493CA2 #A27C3C #62A23C

monochromatic

#211B49 #352B75 #493CA2 #6759C2 #9086D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#493CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#493CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CA2

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CA2	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.158 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8472be',
    500: '#493ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ca2;
$custom-light: #8472be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.647,
    "s": 45.946,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43142,
    "c": 0.15806,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CA2

secondary

#B4BC7D

accent

#D652C5

background

#F8F6FB

surface

#F0ECF7

border

#CBC7D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CA2

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

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