#493DB2#493DB2

#493DB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.178 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DB2
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 65.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 38.78, -60.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 72.00, 302.59°)
OKLab	oklab(44.66% 0.034 -0.1746)
OKLCH	oklch(44.66% 0.178 281)
XYZ	xyz(12.4498, 7.9675, 42.9927)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.57

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DB2 #A6B23D

analogous

#3D6CB2 #493DB2 #843DB2

triadic

#493DB2 #B2493D #3DB249

tetradic

#493DB2 #B23D6C #A6B23D #3DB284

square

#493DB2 #B23D6C #A6B23D #3DB284

split-complementary

#493DB2 #B2843D #6CB23D

monochromatic

#241E57 #362D84 #493DB2 #6D63C9 #9890D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#493DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#493DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DB2

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DB2	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#025B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.178 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773ca',
    500: '#493db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493db2;
$custom-light: #8773ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.154,
    "s": 48.954,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44664,
    "c": 0.17787,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.07968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DB2

secondary

#BEC487

accent

#D94FCA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DB2

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

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