#493DA0#493DA0

#493DA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.154 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DA0
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 160)
HSL	hsl(247, 45%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(247, 62%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 61.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.46, 32.99, -52.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.46, 61.80, 302.27°)
OKLab	oklab(43.15% 0.0356 -0.1499)
OKLCH	oklch(43.15% 0.154 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.7596, 7.2914, 34.0913)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DA0 #94A03D

analogous

#3D62A0 #493DA0 #7A3DA0

triadic

#493DA0 #A0493D #3DA049

tetradic

#493DA0 #A03D62 #94A03D #3DA07A

square

#493DA0 #A03D62 #94A03D #3DA07A

split-complementary

#493DA0 #A07A3D #62A03D

monochromatic

#211B47 #352C74 #493DA0 #665AC0 #8F86D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#493DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#493DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DA0

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DA0	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#00499E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#245568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.154 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8473bd',
    500: '#493da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493da0;
$custom-light: #8473bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.273,
    "s": 44.796,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4315,
    "c": 0.15402,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DA0

secondary

#B4BB7D

accent

#D453C5

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DA0

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

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