#493CC4#493CC4

#493CC4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.202 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CC4
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 196)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 69.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.27, 45.10, -69.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.27, 82.48, 303.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.0324 -0.1992)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.202 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3241, 8.6326, 53.1253)
Luminance	0.0863 (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

#493CC4 #B7C43C

analogous

#3C73C4 #493CC4 #8D3CC4

triadic

#493CC4 #C4493C #3CC449

tetradic

#493CC4 #C43C73 #B7C43C #3CC48D

square

#493CC4 #C43C73 #B7C43C #3CC48D

split-complementary

#493CC4 #C48D3C #73C43C

monochromatic

#261F67 #372D96 #493CC4 #756BD2 #A19AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#493CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#493CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CC4

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CC4	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.202 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d7',
    500: '#493cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cc4;
$custom-light: #8a73d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.735,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46121,
    "c": 0.2018,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CC4

secondary

#C6CC90

accent

#DD4BCF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CC4

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

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