#493CDB#493CDB

#493CDB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.230 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493CDB
RGB	rgb(73, 60, 219)
HSL	hsl(245, 69%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(245, 73%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 72.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 52.30, -78.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 94.62, 303.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% 0.0283 -0.2278)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.23 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.1455, 9.7612, 67.9846)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493CDB #CEDB3C

analogous

#3C7EDB #493CDB #993CDB

triadic

#493CDB #DB493C #3CDB49

tetradic

#493CDB #DB3C7E #CEDB3C #3CDB99

square

#493CDB #DB3C7E #CEDB3C #3CDB99

split-complementary

#493CDB #DB993C #7EDB3C

monochromatic

#211884 #2E22B8 #493CDB #7970E5 #A9A3EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#493CDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#493CDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493CDB

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493CDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493CDB	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006988

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493cdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 60, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.230 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e74e8',
    500: '#493cdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493cdb;
$custom-light: #8e74e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493cdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.906,
    "s": 68.831,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48299,
    "c": 0.22956,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493CDB

secondary

#D5DB98

accent

#EC3CDD

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493CDB

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

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