#493CBB#493CBB

#493CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.191 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CBB
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 187)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 67.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.47, 42.25, -65.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.47, 77.59, 302.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.3% 0.0338 -0.1875)
OKLCH	oklch(45.3% 0.191 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3303, 8.2351, 47.8911)
Luminance	0.0824 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.92

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CBB #AEBB3C

analogous

#3C6EBB #493CBB #883CBB

triadic

#493CBB #BB493C #3CBB49

tetradic

#493CBB #BB3C6E #AEBB3C #3CBB88

square

#493CBB #BB3C6E #AEBB3C #3CBB88

split-complementary

#493CBB #BB883C #6EBB3C

monochromatic

#251E5E #372D8D #493CBB #7166CE #9C95DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#493CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#493CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CBB

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CBB	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.191 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8873d1',
    500: '#493cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cbb;
$custom-light: #8873d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.142,
    "s": 51.417,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45302,
    "c": 0.19055,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08236
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CBB

secondary

#C2C88B

accent

#DB4DCC

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CBB

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

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