#493CD4#493CD4

#493CD4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.221 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CD4
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 212)
HSL	hsl(245, 64%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.6%, 71.7%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.74, 50.13, -75.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.74, 90.98, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0296 -0.2192)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.221 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.2433, 9.4003, 63.2330)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.94

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CD4 #C7D43C

analogous

#3C7BD4 #493CD4 #953CD4

triadic

#493CD4 #D4493C #3CD449

tetradic

#493CD4 #D43C7B #C7D43C #3CD495

square

#493CD4 #D43C7B #C7D43C #3CD495

split-complementary

#493CD4 #D4953C #7BD43C

monochromatic

#231B7B #3226AD #493CD4 #786EDF #A7A0EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#493CD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#493CD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CD4

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CD4	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cd4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.221 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74e2',
    500: '#493cd4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cd4;
$custom-light: #8d74e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cd4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.132,
    "s": 63.866,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47624,
    "c": 0.22124,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CD4

secondary

#D1D795

accent

#E741D9

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CD4

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

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