#493DC8#493DC8

#493DC8 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.206 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DC8
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 200)
HSL	hsl(245, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(245, 70%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 69.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.84, 45.80, -70.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.84, 84.04, 303.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.031 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.206 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.8384, 8.9229, 55.5727)
Luminance	0.0892 (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

#493DC8 #BCC83D

analogous

#3D76C8 #493DC8 #8E3DC8

triadic

#493DC8 #C8493D #3DC849

tetradic

#493DC8 #C83D76 #BCC83D #3DC88E

square

#493DC8 #C83D76 #BCC83D #3DC88E

split-complementary

#493DC8 #C88E3D #76C83D

monochromatic

#251F6C #362C9C #493DC8 #766DD6 #A29CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#493DC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#493DC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DC8

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DC8	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ACC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00637E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493dc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.206 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b74da',
    500: '#493dc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493dc8;
$custom-light: #8b74da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493dc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.18,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46639,
    "c": 0.20563,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DC8

secondary

#CACF92

accent

#DF49D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DC8

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

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