#493CAF#493CAF

#493CAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.175 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CAF
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 175)
HSL	hsl(247, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 65.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.44, 38.41, -59.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.44, 70.95, 302.78°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.0353 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.175 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0990, 7.7425, 41.4060)
Luminance	0.0774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.93

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CAF #A2AF3C

analogous

#3C68AF #493CAF #823CAF

triadic

#493CAF #AF493C #3CAF49

tetradic

#493CAF #AF3C68 #A2AF3C #3CAF82

square

#493CAF #AF3C68 #A2AF3C #3CAF82

split-complementary

#493CAF #AF823C #68AF3C

monochromatic

#231D54 #362C81 #493CAF #6C60C8 #968DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#493CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#493CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CAF

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CAF	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C5970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.175 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673c8',
    500: '#493caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493caf;
$custom-light: #8673c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.783,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44242,
    "c": 0.17521,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CAF

secondary

#BCC384

accent

#D84FC9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CAF

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

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