#493CB3#493CB3

#493CB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.180 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CB3
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 179)
HSL	hsl(247, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(247, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.78, 39.69, -61.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.78, 73.18, 302.85°)
OKLab	oklab(44.59% 0.0348 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(44.59% 0.18 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4976, 7.9020, 43.5058)
Luminance	0.0790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.76

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CB3 #A6B33C

analogous

#3C6AB3 #493CB3 #853CB3

triadic

#493CB3 #B3493C #3CB349

tetradic

#493CB3 #B33C6A #A6B33C #3CB385

square

#493CB3 #B33C6A #A6B33C #3CB385

split-complementary

#493CB3 #B3853C #6AB33C

monochromatic

#241D57 #362D85 #493CB3 #6D62CA #9890DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.14

#493CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#493CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CB3

8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CB3	1.00	8.14	2.58	8.14
#FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.180 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773cb',
    500: '#493cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cb3;
$custom-light: #8773cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.555,
    "s": 49.791,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44591,
    "c": 0.18037,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CB3

secondary

#BEC586

accent

#D94ECA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CB3

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

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