#493EA0#493EA0

#493EA0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.153 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EA0
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 160)
HSL	hsl(247, 44%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(247, 61%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.70, 32.37, -51.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.70, 61.14, 301.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.0345 -0.1487)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.153 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.8135, 7.3992, 34.1093)
Luminance	0.0740 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EA0 #95A03E

analogous

#3E64A0 #493EA0 #7A3EA0

triadic

#493EA0 #A0493E #3EA049

tetradic

#493EA0 #A03E64 #95A03E #3EA07A

square

#493EA0 #A03E64 #95A03E #3EA07A

split-complementary

#493EA0 #A07A3E #64A03E

monochromatic

#211C48 #352D74 #493EA0 #675CC0 #9088D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.47

#493EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#493EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EA0

8.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EA0	1.00	8.47	2.48	8.47
#FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.153 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474bd',
    500: '#493ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ea0;
$custom-light: #8474bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.735,
    "s": 44.144,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43325,
    "c": 0.15267,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EA0

secondary

#B4BB7F

accent

#D454C6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0B0812

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EA0

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

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