#493DE0#493DE0

#493DE0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.234 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493DE0
RGB	rgb(73, 61, 224)
HSL	hsl(244, 72%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(244, 73%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 72.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 53.31, -80.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 96.64, 303.48°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% 0.0268 -0.2329)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.234 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8665, 10.1342, 71.5211)
Luminance	0.1014 (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

#493DE0 #D4E03D

analogous

#3D82E0 #493DE0 #9A3DE0

triadic

#493DE0 #E0493D #3DE049

tetradic

#493DE0 #E03D82 #D4E03D #3DE09A

square

#493DE0 #E03D82 #D4E03D #3DE09A

split-complementary

#493DE0 #E09A3D #82E03D

monochromatic

#1F168C #2B1FC1 #493DE0 #7B72E8 #ACA7F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#493DE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#493DE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493DE0

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493DE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493DE0	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493de0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 61, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.234 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f75eb',
    500: '#493de0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493de0;
$custom-light: #8f75eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493de0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.417,
    "s": 72.444,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4892,
    "c": 0.23446,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493DE0

secondary

#D9DE9B

accent

#EF39E2

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493DE0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →