#493DB5#493DB5

#493DB5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.182 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493DB5
RGBrgb(73, 61, 181)
HSLhsl(246, 50%, 47%)
HSVhsv(246, 66%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(59.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LABlab(34.17, 39.74, -62.03)
CIE-LCHlch(34.17, 73.67, 302.65°)
OKLaboklab(44.93% 0.0337 -0.1786)
OKLCHoklch(44.93% 0.182 280.7)
XYZxyz(12.7543, 8.0893, 44.5964)
Luminance0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493DB5 #A9B53D
analogous
#3D6DB5 #493DB5 #853DB5
triadic
#493DB5 #B5493D #3DB549
tetradic
#493DB5 #B53D6D #A9B53D #3DB585
square
#493DB5 #B53D6D #A9B53D #3DB585
split-complementary
#493DB5 #B5853D #6DB53D
monochromatic
#241E59 #372E87 #493DB5 #6F64CB #9992DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02
#493DB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62
#493DB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DB5
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493DB5#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493DB51.008.022.628.02
#FFFFFF8.021.0021.001.00
#0000002.6221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.021.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#005C73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.182 280.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8773cc',
    500: '#493db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493db5;
$custom-light: #8773cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 49.587,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44926,
    "c": 0.18174,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493DB5
secondary
#BFC588
accent
#D94FCB
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EDF9
border
#CBC8D2
text
#0C0813
muted
#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DB5

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#493DB5 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva