#493DBF#493DBF

#493DBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.194 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DBF
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 191)
HSL	hsl(246, 52%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 68%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 68.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.03, 42.94, -66.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.03, 79.17, 302.84°)
OKLab	oklab(45.82% 0.0324 -0.1917)
OKLCH	oklch(45.82% 0.194 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.8174, 8.5145, 50.1954)
Luminance	0.0852 (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

#493DBF #B3BF3D

analogous

#3D72BF #493DBF #8A3DBF

triadic

#493DBF #BF493D #3DBF49

tetradic

#493DBF #BF3D72 #B3BF3D #3DBF8A

square

#493DBF #BF3D72 #B3BF3D #3DBF8A

split-complementary

#493DBF #BF8A3D #72BF3D

monochromatic

#261F62 #372E91 #493DBF #736ACF #9F98DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.77

#493DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#493DBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DBF

7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DBF	1.00	7.77	2.70	7.77
#FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.194 279.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.538,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45816,
    "c": 0.19445,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DBF

secondary

#C4CA8E

accent

#DB4DCE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DBF

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

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