#493E98#493E98

#493E98 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.142 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493E98
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 152)
HSL	hsl(247, 42%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(247, 59%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 59.2%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.10, 29.79, -47.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.10, 56.49, 301.83°)
OKLab	oklab(42.69% 0.0348 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(42.69% 0.142 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.1361, 7.1282, 30.5415)
Luminance	0.0713 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.05

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493E98 #8D983E

analogous

#3E6098 #493E98 #763E98

triadic

#493E98 #98493E #3E9849

tetradic

#493E98 #983E60 #8D983E #3E9876

square

#493E98 #983E60 #8D983E #3E9876

split-complementary

#493E98 #98763E #60983E

monochromatic

#1F1B41 #342C6D #493E98 #6458BB #8D84CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.66

#493E98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#493E98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493E98

8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493E98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493E98	1.00	8.66	2.43	8.66
#FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493e98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.142 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8273b7',
    500: '#493e98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493e98;
$custom-light: #8273b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493e98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.333,
    "s": 42.056,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42692,
    "c": 0.14166,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493E98

secondary

#B0B77B

accent

#D256C3

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #493E98

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

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