#493E8A#493E8A

#493E8A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.122 H 286.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493E8A
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 138)
HSL	hsl(249, 38%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(249, 55%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 55.1%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.11, 25.33, -41.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.11, 48.21, 301.70°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% 0.0345 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.122 286.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.0564, 6.6963, 24.8552)
Luminance	0.0670 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493E8A #7F8A3E

analogous

#3E598A #493E8A #6F3E8A

triadic

#493E8A #8A493E #3E8A49

tetradic

#493E8A #8A3E59 #7F8A3E #3E8A6F

square

#493E8A #8A3E59 #7F8A3E #3E8A6F

split-complementary

#493E8A #8A6F3E #598A3E

monochromatic

#1C1836 #332B60 #493E8A #6153B2 #887EC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#493E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#493E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493E8A

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493E8A	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#174B8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#164788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.122 286.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8073ad',
    500: '#493e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493e8a;
$custom-light: #8073ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.684,
    "s": 38,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41641,
    "c": 0.1218,
    "h": 286.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493E8A

secondary

#A7AF75

accent

#CE5ABD

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #493E8A

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

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