#493CC3#493CC3

#493CC3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.201 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CC3
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 195)
HSL	hsl(246, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 69.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 44.79, -68.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 81.94, 303.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.03% 0.0326 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(46.03% 0.201 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.2107, 8.5872, 52.5278)
Luminance	0.0859 (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

#493CC3 #B6C33C

analogous

#3C72C3 #493CC3 #8D3CC3

triadic

#493CC3 #C3493C #3CC349

tetradic

#493CC3 #C33C72 #B6C33C #3CC38D

square

#493CC3 #C33C72 #B6C33C #3CC38D

split-complementary

#493CC3 #C38D3C #72C33C

monochromatic

#261F65 #372E94 #493CC3 #756BD1 #A09AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#493CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#493CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CC3

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CC3	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00607B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.201 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d6',
    500: '#493cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cc3;
$custom-light: #8a73d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.778,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46029,
    "c": 0.20056,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CC3

secondary

#C6CC8F

accent

#DC4BCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CC3

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

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