#493CA6#493CA6

#493CA6 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.163 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CA6
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 166)
HSL	hsl(247, 47%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(247, 64%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 63.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.70, 35.53, -55.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.70, 65.88, 302.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.48% 0.0362 -0.1593)
OKLCH	oklch(43.48% 0.163 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.2443, 7.4007, 36.9050)
Luminance	0.0740 (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

#493CA6 #99A63C

analogous

#3C64A6 #493CA6 #7E3CA6

triadic

#493CA6 #A6493C #3CA649

tetradic

#493CA6 #A63C64 #99A63C #3CA67E

square

#493CA6 #A63C64 #99A63C #3CA67E

split-complementary

#493CA6 #A67E3C #64A63C

monochromatic

#211C4C #352C79 #493CA6 #685BC4 #9288D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#493CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#493CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CA6

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CA6	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0049A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D566B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.163 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8572c1',
    500: '#493ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ca6;
$custom-light: #8572c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.358,
    "s": 46.903,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43475,
    "c": 0.16339,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CA6

secondary

#B7BE7F

accent

#D751C6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CA6

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

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