#493DA8#493DA8

#493DA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.165 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DA8
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 168)
HSL	hsl(247, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(247, 64%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 63.7%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.09, 35.56, -56.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.09, 66.37, 302.40°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% 0.035 -0.161)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.165 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.4821, 7.5804, 37.8963)
Luminance	0.0758 (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

#493DA8 #9CA83D

analogous

#3D67A8 #493DA8 #7F3DA8

triadic

#493DA8 #A8493D #3DA849

tetradic

#493DA8 #A83D67 #9CA83D #3DA87F

square

#493DA8 #A83D67 #9CA83D #3DA87F

split-complementary

#493DA8 #A87F3D #67A83D

monochromatic

#221C4E #352D7B #493DA8 #695EC4 #938BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#493DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#493DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DA8

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DA8	1.00	8.35	2.52	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.165 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8573c3',
    500: '#493da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493da8;
$custom-light: #8573c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.729,
    "s": 46.725,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43811,
    "c": 0.16475,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DA8

secondary

#B8BF81

accent

#D651C7

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DA8

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

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