#493DC3#493DC3

#493DC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.199 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DC3
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 195)
HSL	hsl(245, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(245, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 68.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.39, 44.21, -68.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.39, 81.34, 302.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.0318 -0.1969)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.199 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2636, 8.6930, 52.5454)
Luminance	0.0869 (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

#493DC3 #B7C33D

analogous

#3D74C3 #493DC3 #8C3DC3

triadic

#493DC3 #C3493D #3DC349

tetradic

#493DC3 #C33D74 #B7C33D #3DC38C

square

#493DC3 #C33D74 #B7C33D #3DC38C

split-complementary

#493DC3 #C38C3D #74C33D

monochromatic

#262066 #372E95 #493DC3 #756CD1 #A19AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#493DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#493DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DC3

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DC3	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.199 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74d6',
    500: '#493dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dc3;
$custom-light: #8a74d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.373,
    "s": 52.756,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46179,
    "c": 0.19945,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DC3

secondary

#C6CC90

accent

#DC4CCF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DC3

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

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