#493CB2#493CB2

#493CB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.179 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CB2
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.69, 39.37, -61.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.69, 72.63, 302.83°)
OKLab	oklab(44.5% 0.0349 -0.1756)
OKLCH	oklch(44.5% 0.179 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.3969, 7.8617, 42.9750)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.79

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CB2 #A5B23C

analogous

#3C6AB2 #493CB2 #843CB2

triadic

#493CB2 #B2493C #3CB249

tetradic

#493CB2 #B23C6A #A5B23C #3CB284

square

#493CB2 #B23C6A #A5B23C #3CB284

split-complementary

#493CB2 #B2843C #6AB23C

monochromatic

#231D56 #362D84 #493CB2 #6D61CA #978FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#493CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#493CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CB2

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CB2	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#025A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.179 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773ca',
    500: '#493cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cb2;
$custom-light: #8773ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.61,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44503,
    "c": 0.17908,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CB2

secondary

#BDC486

accent

#D94FCA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CB2

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

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