#493DAE#493DAE

#493DAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.173 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DAE
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.58, 37.49, -58.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.58, 69.76, 302.51°)
OKLab	oklab(44.32% 0.0345 -0.1692)
OKLCH	oklch(44.32% 0.173 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0540, 7.8092, 40.9083)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.81

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DAE #A2AE3D

analogous

#3D69AE #493DAE #813DAE

triadic

#493DAE #AE493D #3DAE49

tetradic

#493DAE #AE3D69 #A2AE3D #3DAE81

square

#493DAE #AE3D69 #A2AE3D #3DAE81

split-complementary

#493DAE #AE813D #69AE3D

monochromatic

#231D53 #362D81 #493DAE #6C61C8 #968ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#493DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#493DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DAE

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DAE	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E5970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.173 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673c7',
    500: '#493dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dae;
$custom-light: #8673c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.372,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44319,
    "c": 0.17267,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0781
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DAE

secondary

#BCC285

accent

#D850C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DAE

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

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