#493CBE#493CBE

#493CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.194 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CBE
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 190)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 68.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.73, 43.20, -66.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.73, 79.23, 303.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.57% 0.0333 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(45.57% 0.194 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.6548, 8.3649, 49.6002)
Luminance	0.0837 (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

#493CBE #B1BE3C

analogous

#3C70BE #493CBE #8A3CBE

triadic

#493CBE #BE493C #3CBE49

tetradic

#493CBE #BE3C70 #B1BE3C #3CBE8A

square

#493CBE #BE3C70 #B1BE3C #3CBE8A

split-complementary

#493CBE #BE8A3C #70BE3C

monochromatic

#251F61 #372D8F #493CBE #7268CF #9E96DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.86

#493CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#493CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CBE

7.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CBE	1.00	7.86	2.67	7.86
#FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.194 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973d3',
    500: '#493cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cbe;
$custom-light: #8973d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45572,
    "c": 0.19433,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CBE

secondary

#C3CA8C

accent

#DB4CCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CBE

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

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