#493CC5#493CC5

#493CC5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.203 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CC5
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 197)
HSL	hsl(246, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 69.5%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 45.42, -69.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 83.02, 303.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.0322 -0.2005)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.203 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4383, 8.6783, 53.7267)
Luminance	0.0868 (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

#493CC5 #B8C53C

analogous

#3C74C5 #493CC5 #8D3CC5

triadic

#493CC5 #C5493C #3CC549

tetradic

#493CC5 #C53C74 #B8C53C #3CC58D

square

#493CC5 #C53C74 #B8C53C #3CC58D

split-complementary

#493CC5 #C58D3C #74C53C

monochromatic

#261F68 #372D97 #493CC5 #756BD3 #A19AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#493CC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#493CC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CC5

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CC5	1.00	7.68	2.74	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.203 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73d8',
    500: '#493cc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cc5;
$custom-light: #8a73d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.693,
    "s": 54.15,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46213,
    "c": 0.20303,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CC5

secondary

#C7CD90

accent

#DE4AD0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CC5

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

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