#493CB8#493CB8

#493CB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.187 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CB8
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 184)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 67.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 41.29, -63.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 75.95, 302.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.03% 0.0342 -0.1836)
OKLCH	oklch(45.03% 0.187 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.0125, 8.1079, 46.2174)
Luminance	0.0811 (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

#493CB8 #ABB83C

analogous

#3C6DB8 #493CB8 #873CB8

triadic

#493CB8 #B8493C #3CB849

tetradic

#493CB8 #B83C6D #ABB83C #3CB887

square

#493CB8 #B83C6D #ABB83C #3CB887

split-complementary

#493CB8 #B8873C #6DB83C

monochromatic

#241E5C #372D8A #493CB8 #6F65CD #9A93DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#493CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#493CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CB8

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CB8	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.187 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8873ce',
    500: '#493cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cb8;
$custom-light: #8873ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.29,
    "s": 50.82,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45033,
    "c": 0.18676,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CB8

secondary

#C0C789

accent

#DA4DCC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CB8

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

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