#493CD3#493CD3

#493CD3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.220 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CD3
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 211)
HSL	hsl(245, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.65, 49.81, -75.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.65, 90.45, 303.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.0298 -0.218)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.22 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1176, 9.3500, 62.5707)
Luminance	0.0935 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CD3 #C6D33C

analogous

#3C7AD3 #493CD3 #953CD3

triadic

#493CD3 #D3493C #3CD349

tetradic

#493CD3 #D33C7A #C6D33C #3CD395

square

#493CD3 #D33C7A #C6D33C #3CD395

split-complementary

#493CD3 #D3953C #7AD33C

monochromatic

#231B79 #3227AB #493CD3 #786EDE #A6A0EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#493CD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#493CD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CD3

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CD3	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cd3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.220 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74e2',
    500: '#493cd3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cd3;
$custom-light: #8d74e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cd3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.166,
    "s": 63.18,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47529,
    "c": 0.22005,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CD3

secondary

#D0D695

accent

#E642D8

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CD3

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

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