#493CD5#493CD5

#493CD5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.222 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CD5
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 213)
HSL	hsl(245, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 71.8%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 50.44, -76.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 91.50, 303.45°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.0294 -0.2205)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.222 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.3699, 9.4509, 63.8994)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 1.99

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CD5 #C8D53C

analogous

#3C7BD5 #493CD5 #953CD5

triadic

#493CD5 #D5493C #3CD549

tetradic

#493CD5 #D53C7B #C8D53C #3CD595

square

#493CD5 #D53C7B #C8D53C #3CD595

split-complementary

#493CD5 #D5953C #7BD53C

monochromatic

#231B7C #3126AE #493CD5 #786EE0 #A7A1EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#493CD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#493CD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CD5

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CD5	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.222 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74e3',
    500: '#493cd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cd5;
$custom-light: #8d74e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.098,
    "s": 64.557,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4772,
    "c": 0.22244,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09452
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CD5

secondary

#D2D796

accent

#E840D9

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CD5

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

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