#493DAF#493DAF

#493DAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.174 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DAF
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 175)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 65.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.66, 37.81, -59.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.66, 70.32, 302.53°)
OKLab	oklab(44.41% 0.0344 -0.1705)
OKLCH	oklch(44.41% 0.174 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1518, 7.8483, 41.4237)
Luminance	0.0785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DAF #A3AF3D

analogous

#3D6AAF #493DAF #823DAF

triadic

#493DAF #AF493D #3DAF49

tetradic

#493DAF #AF3D6A #A3AF3D #3DAF82

square

#493DAF #AF3D6A #A3AF3D #3DAF82

split-complementary

#493DAF #AF823D #6AAF3D

monochromatic

#231D54 #362D82 #493DAF #6C61C8 #968FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#493DAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#493DAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DAF

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DAF	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B5A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493daf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.174 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8673c8',
    500: '#493daf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493daf;
$custom-light: #8673c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493daf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.316,
    "s": 48.305,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44405,
    "c": 0.17397,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DAF

secondary

#BCC385

accent

#D850CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DAF

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

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