#493CB5#493CB5

#493CB5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.183 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CB5
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 40.33, -62.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 74.29, 302.88°)
OKLab	oklab(44.77% 0.0346 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(44.77% 0.183 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7014, 7.9835, 44.5788)
Luminance	0.0798 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CB5 #A8B53C

analogous

#3C6CB5 #493CB5 #853CB5

triadic

#493CB5 #B5493C #3CB549

tetradic

#493CB5 #B53C6C #A8B53C #3CB585

square

#493CB5 #B53C6C #A8B53C #3CB585

split-complementary

#493CB5 #B5853C #6CB53C

monochromatic

#241E59 #362D87 #493CB5 #6E63CB #9991DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#493CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#493CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CB5

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CB5	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.183 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773cc',
    500: '#493cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cb5;
$custom-light: #8773cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.446,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44767,
    "c": 0.18293,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CB5

secondary

#BFC687

accent

#DA4ECB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CB5

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

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