#493CBD#493CBD

#493CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.193 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CBD
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 189)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 68.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 42.88, -65.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 78.69, 303.02°)
OKLab	oklab(45.48% 0.0335 -0.1902)
OKLCH	oklch(45.48% 0.193 280)
XYZ	xyz(13.5459, 8.3213, 49.0266)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CBD #B0BD3C

analogous

#3C70BD #493CBD #8A3CBD

triadic

#493CBD #BD493C #3CBD49

tetradic

#493CBD #BD3C70 #B0BD3C #3CBD8A

square

#493CBD #BD3C70 #B0BD3C #3CBD8A

split-complementary

#493CBD #BD8A3C #70BD3C

monochromatic

#251F60 #372D8F #493CBD #7267CF #9D96DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#493CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#493CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CBD

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CBD	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.193 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973d2',
    500: '#493cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cbd;
$custom-light: #8973d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.047,
    "s": 51.807,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45482,
    "c": 0.19307,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.08322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CBD

secondary

#C3C98C

accent

#DB4DCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CBD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →