#493CD6#493CD6

#493CD6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.224 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CD6
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 214)
HSL	hsl(245, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 72%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.93, 50.75, -76.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.93, 92.02, 303.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.0292 -0.2217)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.224 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.4972, 9.5018, 64.5699)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CD6 #C9D63C

analogous

#3C7CD6 #493CD6 #963CD6

triadic

#493CD6 #D6493C #3CD649

tetradic

#493CD6 #D63C7C #C9D63C #3CD696

square

#493CD6 #D63C7C #C9D63C #3CD696

split-complementary

#493CD6 #D6963C #7CD63C

monochromatic

#231A7D #3125B0 #493CD6 #786FE1 #A7A1EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#493CD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#493CD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CD6

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CD6	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006785

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.224 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d74e4',
    500: '#493cd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cd6;
$custom-light: #8d74e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.065,
    "s": 65.254,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47816,
    "c": 0.22363,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CD6

secondary

#D2D896

accent

#E840DA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CD6

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

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