#493DAD#493DAD

#493DAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.171 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DAD
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 173)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.50, 37.17, -58.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.50, 69.20, 302.49°)
OKLab	oklab(44.23% 0.0346 -0.1678)
OKLCH	oklch(44.23% 0.171 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9569, 7.7703, 40.3968)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DAD #A1AD3D

analogous

#3D69AD #493DAD #813DAD

triadic

#493DAD #AD493D #3DAD49

tetradic

#493DAD #AD3D69 #A1AD3D #3DAD81

square

#493DAD #AD3D69 #A1AD3D #3DAD81

split-complementary

#493DAD #AD813D #69AD3D

monochromatic

#231D53 #362D80 #493DAD #6B60C7 #958DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#493DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#493DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DAD

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DAD	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#10596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.171 281.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44234,
    "c": 0.17135,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DAD

secondary

#BBC284

accent

#D750C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DAD

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

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