#493DBD#493DBD

#493DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.192 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DBD
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 189)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 67.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 42.30, -65.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 78.08, 302.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.64% 0.0327 -0.1891)
OKLCH	oklch(45.64% 0.192 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5988, 8.4271, 49.0442)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.87

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DBD #B1BD3D

analogous

#3D71BD #493DBD #893DBD

triadic

#493DBD #BD493D #3DBD49

tetradic

#493DBD #BD3D71 #B1BD3D #3DBD89

square

#493DBD #BD3D71 #B1BD3D #3DBD89

split-complementary

#493DBD #BD893D #71BD3D

monochromatic

#251F60 #372E8F #493DBD #7269CE #9E97DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#493DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#493DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DBD

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DBD	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.192 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974d2',
    500: '#493dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dbd;
$custom-light: #8974d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.625,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45636,
    "c": 0.19193,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DBD

secondary

#C3C98D

accent

#DB4DCD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DBD

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

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