#493CBC#493CBC

#493CBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.192 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CBC
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 188)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 68.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.56, 42.56, -65.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.56, 78.14, 303.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.39% 0.0336 -0.1888)
OKLCH	oklch(45.39% 0.192 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4377, 8.2780, 48.4569)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.98

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CBC #AFBC3C

analogous

#3C6FBC #493CBC #893CBC

triadic

#493CBC #BC493C #3CBC49

tetradic

#493CBC #BC3C6F #AFBC3C #3CBC89

square

#493CBC #BC3C6F #AFBC3C #3CBC89

split-complementary

#493CBC #BC893C #6FBC3C

monochromatic

#251E5F #372D8E #493CBC #7167CE #9C95DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#493CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#493CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CBC

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CBC	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.192 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973d1',
    500: '#493cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cbc;
$custom-light: #8973d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.094,
    "s": 51.613,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45392,
    "c": 0.19182,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CBC

secondary

#C2C98B

accent

#DB4DCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CBC

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

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