#493DB3#493DB3

#493DB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.179 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DB3
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 179)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 65.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.00, 39.10, -61.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.00, 72.56, 302.61°)
OKLab	oklab(44.75% 0.0339 -0.1759)
OKLCH	oklch(44.75% 0.179 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5505, 8.0078, 43.5234)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.54

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DB3 #A7B33D

analogous

#3D6CB3 #493DB3 #843DB3

triadic

#493DB3 #B3493D #3DB349

tetradic

#493DB3 #B33D6C #A7B33D #3DB384

square

#493DB3 #B33D6C #A7B33D #3DB384

split-complementary

#493DB3 #B3843D #6CB33D

monochromatic

#241E58 #362D85 #493DB3 #6E63CA #9891D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#493DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#493DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DB3

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DB3	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.179 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773cb',
    500: '#493db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493db3;
$custom-light: #8773cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.102,
    "s": 49.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44751,
    "c": 0.17916,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08009
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DB3

secondary

#BEC587

accent

#D94FCB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DB3

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

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