#493CC8#493CC8

#493CC8 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.207 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CC8
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 200)
HSL	hsl(246, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(246, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 70%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.63, 46.37, -70.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.63, 84.63, 303.22°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.0317 -0.2043)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.207 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7855, 8.8171, 55.5551)
Luminance	0.0882 (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

#493CC8 #BBC83C

analogous

#3C75C8 #493CC8 #8F3CC8

triadic

#493CC8 #C8493C #3CC849

tetradic

#493CC8 #C83C75 #BBC83C #3CC88F

square

#493CC8 #C83C75 #BBC83C #3CC88F

split-complementary

#493CC8 #C88F3C #75C83C

monochromatic

#251E6B #362C9B #493CC8 #766CD5 #A29BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#493CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#493CC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CC8

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CC8	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00627E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.207 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73da',
    500: '#493cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cc8;
$custom-light: #8b73da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.571,
    "s": 56,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46491,
    "c": 0.20672,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CC8

secondary

#C9CF91

accent

#DF49D1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CC8

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

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