#493E7B#493E7B

#493E7B is a dark, moderate violet. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.100 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493E7B
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 123)
HSL	hsl(251, 33%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(251, 50%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 49.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.14, 20.66, -33.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.14, 39.14, 301.87°)
OKLab	oklab(40.6% 0.0333 -0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(40.6% 0.1 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.0445, 6.2915, 19.5256)
Luminance	0.0629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493E7B #707B3E

analogous

#3E527B #493E7B #683E7B

triadic

#493E7B #7B493E #3E7B49

tetradic

#493E7B #7B3E52 #707B3E #3E7B68

square

#493E7B #7B3E52 #707B3E #3E7B68

split-complementary

#493E7B #7B683E #527B3E

monochromatic

#19152A #312952 #493E7B #6153A4 #8478BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.30

#493E7B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#493E7B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493E7B

9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493E7B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493E7B	1.00	9.30	2.26	9.30
#FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27487D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28467A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C4A56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493e7b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.100 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f73a1',
    500: '#493e7b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493e7b;
$custom-light: #7f73a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493e7b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 250.82,
    "s": 32.973,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40604,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493E7B

secondary

#9CA56F

accent

#C95FB6

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEDF3

border

#C9C8CD

text

#0A080F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #493E7B

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

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