#493DAC#493DAC

#493DAC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.170 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DAC
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 172)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 64.5%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.42, 36.85, -57.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.42, 68.64, 302.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.15% 0.0347 -0.1665)
OKLCH	oklch(44.15% 0.17 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8605, 7.7317, 39.8891)
Luminance	0.0773 (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

#493DAC #A0AC3D

analogous

#3D69AC #493DAC #803DAC

triadic

#493DAC #AC493D #3DAC49

tetradic

#493DAC #AC3D69 #A0AC3D #3DAC80

square

#493DAC #AC3D69 #A0AC3D #3DAC80

split-complementary

#493DAC #AC803D #69AC3D

monochromatic

#231D52 #362D7F #493DAC #6B60C7 #958DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.25

#493DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#493DAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DAC

8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DAC	1.00	8.25	2.55	8.25
#FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.170 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673c6',
    500: '#493dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dac;
$custom-light: #8673c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.486,
    "s": 47.639,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44148,
    "c": 0.17004,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07733
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DAC

secondary

#BBC184

accent

#D751C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DAC

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

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