#493CCB#493CCB

#493CCB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.210 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CCB
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 203)
HSL	hsl(245, 58%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(245, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 70.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 47.31, -72.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 86.23, 303.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.0312 -0.208)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.21 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.1395, 8.9588, 57.4197)
Luminance	0.0896 (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

#493CCB #BECB3C

analogous

#3C76CB #493CCB #913CCB

triadic

#493CCB #CB493C #3CCB49

tetradic

#493CCB #CB3C76 #BECB3C #3CCB91

square

#493CCB #CB3C76 #BECB3C #3CCB91

split-complementary

#493CCB #CB913C #76CB3C

monochromatic

#251E6F #352A9F #493CCB #766CD8 #A39DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#493CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#493CCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CCB

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CCB	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.210 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b73dc',
    500: '#493ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ccb;
$custom-light: #8b73dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.455,
    "s": 57.895,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46772,
    "c": 0.21038,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CCB

secondary

#CBD192

accent

#E147D3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CCB

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

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