#493DB7#493DB7

#493DB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.184 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DB7
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 183)
HSL	hsl(246, 50%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.34, 40.38, -62.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.34, 74.78, 302.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.1% 0.0335 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(45.1% 0.184 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.9609, 8.1719, 45.6849)
Luminance	0.0817 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DB7 #ABB73D

analogous

#3D6EB7 #493DB7 #863DB7

triadic

#493DB7 #B7493D #3DB749

tetradic

#493DB7 #B73D6E #ABB73D #3DB786

square

#493DB7 #B73D6E #ABB73D #3DB786

split-complementary

#493DB7 #B7863D #6EB73D

monochromatic

#241E5B #372E89 #493DB7 #6F65CC #9A93DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#493DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#493DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DB7

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DB7	1.00	7.97	2.63	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.184 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8873ce',
    500: '#493db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493db7;
$custom-light: #8873ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.902,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45102,
    "c": 0.1843,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DB7

secondary

#C0C689

accent

#DA4ECC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DB7

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

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