#493E87#493E87

#493E87 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.117 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493E87
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 135)
HSL	hsl(249, 37%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(249, 54%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.9%, 54.1%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.90, 24.39, -39.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.90, 46.41, 301.70°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% 0.0344 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.117 287)
XYZ	xyz(8.8422, 6.6106, 23.7271)
Luminance	0.0661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493E87 #7C873E

analogous

#3E5787 #493E87 #6D3E87

triadic

#493E87 #87493E #3E8749

tetradic

#493E87 #873E57 #7C873E #3E876D

square

#493E87 #873E57 #7C873E #3E876D

split-complementary

#493E87 #876D3E #57873E

monochromatic

#1C1733 #322B5D #493E87 #6152B0 #877CC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.04

#493E87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#493E87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493E87

9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493E87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493E87	1.00	9.04	2.32	9.04
#FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B4B8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B4785

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#364E5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493e87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.117 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8073aa',
    500: '#493e87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493e87;
$custom-light: #8073aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493e87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.041,
    "s": 37.056,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41426,
    "c": 0.11745,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.06611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493E87

secondary

#A4AD74

accent

#CD5BBC

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0A0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #493E87

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

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