#493DC5#493DC5

#493DC5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.202 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DC5
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 197)
HSL	hsl(245, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 69%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.56, 44.85, -69.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.56, 82.42, 302.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.0315 -0.1995)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.202 279)
XYZ	xyz(14.4912, 8.7840, 53.7443)
Luminance	0.0878 (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

#493DC5 #B9C53D

analogous

#3D75C5 #493DC5 #8D3DC5

triadic

#493DC5 #C5493D #3DC549

tetradic

#493DC5 #C53D75 #B9C53D #3DC58D

square

#493DC5 #C53D75 #B9C53D #3DC58D

split-complementary

#493DC5 #C58D3D #75C53D

monochromatic

#261F68 #372D98 #493DC5 #756CD3 #A19BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#493DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#493DC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DC5

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DC5	1.00	7.62	2.76	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00617C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.202 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a74d8',
    500: '#493dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dc5;
$custom-light: #8a74d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.294,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46362,
    "c": 0.20193,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.08785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DC5

secondary

#C8CD91

accent

#DD4AD0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DC5

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

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