#493DBB#493DBB

#493DBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.189 H 280.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DBB
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 187)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 67.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 41.66, -64.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 76.98, 302.76°)
OKLab	oklab(45.46% 0.0329 -0.1865)
OKLCH	oklch(45.46% 0.189 280)
XYZ	xyz(13.3832, 8.3408, 47.9088)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DBB #AFBB3D

analogous

#3D70BB #493DBB #883DBB

triadic

#493DBB #BB493D #3DBB49

tetradic

#493DBB #BB3D70 #AFBB3D #3DBB88

square

#493DBB #BB3D70 #AFBB3D #3DBB88

split-complementary

#493DBB #BB883D #70BB3D

monochromatic

#251F5F #372E8D #493DBB #7168CE #9C96DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#493DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#493DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DBB

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DBB	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.189 280.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8874d0',
    500: '#493dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dbb;
$custom-light: #8874d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.714,
    "s": 50.806,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45457,
    "c": 0.1894,
    "h": 280
  },
  "luminance": 0.08342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DBB

secondary

#C2C88C

accent

#DA4ECD

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DBB

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

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