#493CBF#493CBF

#493CBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.196 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CBF
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 191)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 68.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.82, 43.52, -66.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.82, 79.78, 303.06°)
OKLab	oklab(45.66% 0.0332 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(45.66% 0.196 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.7645, 8.4087, 50.1778)
Luminance	0.0841 (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

#493CBF #B2BF3C

analogous

#3C71BF #493CBF #8B3CBF

triadic

#493CBF #BF493C #3CBF49

tetradic

#493CBF #BF3C71 #B2BF3C #3CBF8B

square

#493CBF #BF3C71 #B2BF3C #3CBF8B

split-complementary

#493CBF #BF8B3C #71BF3C

monochromatic

#251F62 #372D90 #493CBF #7368D0 #9E97DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#493CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#493CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CBF

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CBF	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.196 279.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.954,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45663,
    "c": 0.19558,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CBF

secondary

#C4CA8D

accent

#DC4CCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CBF

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

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