#493CC2#493CC2

#493CC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.199 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CC2
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 194)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 69.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 44.47, -68.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 81.40, 303.11°)
OKLab	oklab(45.94% 0.0327 -0.1966)
OKLCH	oklch(45.94% 0.199 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0980, 8.5421, 51.9344)
Luminance	0.0854 (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

#493CC2 #B5C23C

analogous

#3C72C2 #493CC2 #8C3CC2

triadic

#493CC2 #C2493C #3CC249

tetradic

#493CC2 #C23C72 #B5C23C #3CC28C

square

#493CC2 #C23C72 #B5C23C #3CC28C

split-complementary

#493CC2 #C28C3C #72C23C

monochromatic

#261F65 #372E93 #493CC2 #746AD1 #A099DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#493CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#493CC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CC2

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CC2	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.199 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d6',
    500: '#493cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cc2;
$custom-light: #8a73d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.821,
    "s": 52.756,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45937,
    "c": 0.19932,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CC2

secondary

#C5CB8F

accent

#DC4CCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CC2

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

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