#493DBE#493DBE

#493DBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.193 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DBE
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 190)
HSL	hsl(246, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 67.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.94, 42.62, -66.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.94, 78.62, 302.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.73% 0.0325 -0.1904)
OKLCH	oklch(45.73% 0.193 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7077, 8.4706, 49.6179)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DBE #B2BE3D

analogous

#3D72BE #493DBE #893DBE

triadic

#493DBE #BE493D #3DBE49

tetradic

#493DBE #BE3D72 #B2BE3D #3DBE89

square

#493DBE #BE3D72 #B2BE3D #3DBE89

split-complementary

#493DBE #BE893D #72BE3D

monochromatic

#251F61 #372E90 #493DBE #7369CF #9E98DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#493DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#493DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DBE

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DBE	1.00	7.79	2.69	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.193 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974d3',
    500: '#493dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dbe;
$custom-light: #8974d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.581,
    "s": 51.394,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45726,
    "c": 0.19319,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DBE

secondary

#C4C98D

accent

#DB4DCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DBE

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

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