#493E95#493E95

#493E95 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.137 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493E95
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 149)
HSL	hsl(248, 41%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(248, 58%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 58.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.88, 28.83, -46.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.88, 54.73, 301.79°)
OKLab	oklab(42.46% 0.0348 -0.133)
OKLCH	oklch(42.46% 0.137 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.8935, 7.0311, 29.2638)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493E95 #8A953E

analogous

#3E5F95 #493E95 #753E95

triadic

#493E95 #95493E #3E9549

tetradic

#493E95 #953E5F #8A953E #3E9575

square

#493E95 #953E5F #8A953E #3E9575

split-complementary

#493E95 #95753E #5F953E

monochromatic

#1F1A3F #342C6A #493E95 #6357B9 #8B82CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#493E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#493E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493E95

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493E95	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004893

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5263

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.137 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8273b5',
    500: '#493e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493e95;
$custom-light: #8273b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.586,
    "s": 41.232,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4246,
    "c": 0.13746,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493E95

secondary

#AEB57A

accent

#D157C2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493E95

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

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