#493CA4#493CA4

#493CA4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.161 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CA4
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 164)
HSL	hsl(248, 46%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(248, 63%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 63.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.54, 34.89, -54.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.54, 64.74, 302.61°)
OKLab	oklab(43.31% 0.0363 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(43.31% 0.161 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0623, 7.3279, 35.9463)
Luminance	0.0733 (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

#493CA4 #97A43C

analogous

#3C63A4 #493CA4 #7D3CA4

triadic

#493CA4 #A4493C #3CA449

tetradic

#493CA4 #A43C63 #97A43C #3CA47D

square

#493CA4 #A43C63 #97A43C #3CA47D

split-complementary

#493CA4 #A47D3C #63A43C

monochromatic

#211B4A #352C77 #493CA4 #675AC3 #9187D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#493CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#493CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CA4

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CA4	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F556A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.161 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8472c0',
    500: '#493ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ca4;
$custom-light: #8472c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.5,
    "s": 46.429,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43308,
    "c": 0.16073,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07329
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CA4

secondary

#B6BD7E

accent

#D652C6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CA4

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

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