#493EA1#493EA1

#493EA1 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.154 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EA1
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 161)
HSL	hsl(247, 44%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(247, 61%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 61.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 32.69, -52.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 61.72, 301.98°)
OKLab	oklab(43.41% 0.0345 -0.1501)
OKLCH	oklch(43.41% 0.154 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.9013, 7.4343, 34.5718)
Luminance	0.0743 (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

#493EA1 #96A13E

analogous

#3E64A1 #493EA1 #7A3EA1

triadic

#493EA1 #A1493E #3EA149

tetradic

#493EA1 #A13E64 #96A13E #3EA17A

square

#493EA1 #A13E64 #96A13E #3EA17A

split-complementary

#493EA1 #A17A3E #64A13E

monochromatic

#211C49 #352D75 #493EA1 #675CC0 #9088D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#493EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#493EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EA1

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EA1	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004A9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.154 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474be',
    500: '#493ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ea1;
$custom-light: #8474be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.667,
    "s": 44.395,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43405,
    "c": 0.15404,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07435
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EA1

secondary

#B5BC7F

accent

#D454C6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EA1

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

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