#493CAE#493CAE

#493CAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.174 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CAE
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 174)
HSL	hsl(247, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 65.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.36, 38.09, -59.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.36, 70.39, 302.76°)
OKLab	oklab(44.16% 0.0354 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(44.16% 0.174 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0011, 7.7034, 40.8907)
Luminance	0.0770 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.00

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CAE #A1AE3C

analogous

#3C68AE #493CAE #823CAE

triadic

#493CAE #AE493C #3CAE49

tetradic

#493CAE #AE3C68 #A1AE3C #3CAE82

square

#493CAE #AE3C68 #A1AE3C #3CAE82

split-complementary

#493CAE #AE823C #68AE3C

monochromatic

#231D53 #362C80 #493CAE #6B5FC8 #958DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#493CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#493CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CAE

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CAE	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.174 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673c7',
    500: '#493cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cae;
$custom-light: #8673c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.842,
    "s": 48.718,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44156,
    "c": 0.17391,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CAE

secondary

#BBC283

accent

#D850C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CAE

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

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