#493DC4#493DC4

#493DC4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.201 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DC4
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 196)
HSL	hsl(245, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(245, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 68.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 44.53, -68.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 81.88, 302.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.0317 -0.1982)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.201 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.3770, 8.7384, 53.1429)
Luminance	0.0874 (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

#493DC4 #B8C43D

analogous

#3D75C4 #493DC4 #8C3DC4

triadic

#493DC4 #C4493D #3DC449

tetradic

#493DC4 #C43D75 #B8C43D #3DC48C

square

#493DC4 #C43D75 #B8C43D #3DC48C

split-complementary

#493DC4 #C48C3D #75C43D

monochromatic

#261F67 #372E96 #493DC4 #756CD2 #A19BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#493DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#493DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DC4

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DC4	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.201 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74d7',
    500: '#493dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dc4;
$custom-light: #8a74d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.333,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46271,
    "c": 0.20069,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DC4

secondary

#C7CD90

accent

#DD4BD0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DC4

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

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