#493DDB#493DDB

#493DDB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.229 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DDB
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 219)
HSL	hsl(245, 69%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(245, 72%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 72.1%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 51.76, -78.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 94.06, 303.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.0277 -0.2269)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.229 277)
XYZ	xyz(17.1984, 9.8669, 68.0023)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493DDB #CFDB3D

analogous

#3D80DB #493DDB #983DDB

triadic

#493DDB #DB493D #3DDB49

tetradic

#493DDB #DB3D80 #CFDB3D #3DDB98

square

#493DDB #DB3D80 #CFDB3D #3DDB98

split-complementary

#493DDB #DB983D #80DB3D

monochromatic

#211985 #2E22B9 #493DDB #7971E5 #AAA4EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#493DDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#493DDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DDB

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DDB	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FE0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.229 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e75e7',
    500: '#493ddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ddb;
$custom-light: #8e75e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.557,
    "s": 68.696,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48435,
    "c": 0.22857,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.09868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DDB

secondary

#D6DB99

accent

#EC3CDE

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DDB

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

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