#493DBC#493DBC

#493DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.191 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DBC
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 188)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 67.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.77, 41.98, -65.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.77, 77.53, 302.78°)
OKLab	oklab(45.55% 0.0328 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(45.55% 0.191 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.4906, 8.3838, 48.4745)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DBC #B0BC3D

analogous

#3D71BC #493DBC #893DBC

triadic

#493DBC #BC493D #3DBC49

tetradic

#493DBC #BC3D71 #B0BC3D #3DBC89

square

#493DBC #BC3D71 #B0BC3D #3DBC89

split-complementary

#493DBC #BC893D #71BC3D

monochromatic

#251F60 #372E8E #493DBC #7268CE #9D96DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#493DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#493DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DBC

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DBC	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.191 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8874d1',
    500: '#493dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dbc;
$custom-light: #8874d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.669,
    "s": 51.004,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45546,
    "c": 0.19066,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08385
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DBC

secondary

#C3C98C

accent

#DA4DCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DBC

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

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