#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
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 181)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 66.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.17, 39.74, -62.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.17, 73.67, 302.65°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% 0.0337 -0.1786)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.182 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7543, 8.0893, 44.5964)
Luminance	0.0809 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.52

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

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
##493DB5	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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