#493D97#493D97

#493D97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.142 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493D97
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 151)
HSL	hsl(248, 42%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(248, 60%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 59.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.78, 30.10, -47.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.78, 56.57, 302.15°)
OKLab	oklab(42.43% 0.0359 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(42.43% 0.142 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0006, 6.9878, 30.0940)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.15

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493D97 #8B973D

analogous

#3D5E97 #493D97 #763D97

triadic

#493D97 #97493D #3D9749

tetradic

#493D97 #973D5E #8B973D #3D9776

square

#493D97 #973D5E #8B973D #3D9776

split-complementary

#493D97 #97763D #5E973D

monochromatic

#1F1A40 #342B6B #493D97 #6456BB #8C82CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.76

#493D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#493D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493D97

8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493D97	1.00	8.76	2.40	8.76
#FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.142 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8273b6',
    500: '#493d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493d97;
$custom-light: #8273b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248,
    "s": 42.453,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42434,
    "c": 0.14168,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493D97

secondary

#AEB779

accent

#D256C2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493D97

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

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