#493DAA#493DAA

#493DAA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.167 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DAA
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 170)
HSL	hsl(247, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(247, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 64.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.25, 36.21, -56.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.25, 67.50, 302.43°)
OKLab	oklab(43.98% 0.0348 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(43.98% 0.167 282)
XYZ	xyz(11.6698, 7.6555, 38.8851)
Luminance	0.0766 (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

#493DAA #9EAA3D

analogous

#3D67AA #493DAA #803DAA

triadic

#493DAA #AA493D #3DAA49

tetradic

#493DAA #AA3D67 #9EAA3D #3DAA80

square

#493DAA #AA3D67 #9EAA3D #3DAA80

split-complementary

#493DAA #AA803D #67AA3D

monochromatic

#221D50 #362D7D #493DAA #6A5FC5 #948CD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#493DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#493DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DAA

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DAA	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16586E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.167 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8573c4',
    500: '#493daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493daa;
$custom-light: #8573c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.606,
    "s": 47.186,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43979,
    "c": 0.16741,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.07656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DAA

secondary

#BAC082

accent

#D751C8

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DAA

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

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