#493CA3#493CA3

#493CA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.159 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CA3
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 163)
HSL	hsl(248, 46%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(248, 63%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.46, 34.57, -54.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.46, 64.17, 302.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.23% 0.0364 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(43.23% 0.159 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9724, 7.2919, 35.4725)
Luminance	0.0729 (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

#493CA3 #96A33C

analogous

#3C62A3 #493CA3 #7C3CA3

triadic

#493CA3 #A3493C #3CA349

tetradic

#493CA3 #A33C62 #96A33C #3CA37C

square

#493CA3 #A33C62 #96A33C #3CA37C

split-complementary

#493CA3 #A37C3C #62A33C

monochromatic

#211B4A #352C76 #493CA3 #675AC2 #9087D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#493CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#493CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CA3

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CA3	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20556A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.159 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8472bf',
    500: '#493ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ca3;
$custom-light: #8472bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.573,
    "s": 46.188,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43225,
    "c": 0.15939,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CA3

secondary

#B5BD7E

accent

#D652C5

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CA3

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

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