#493EA2#493EA2

#493EA2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.155 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EA2
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 162)
HSL	hsl(247, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(247, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 61.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 33.01, -52.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 62.29, 302.00°)
OKLab	oklab(43.49% 0.0344 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(43.49% 0.155 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9899, 7.4697, 35.0381)
Luminance	0.0747 (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

#493EA2 #97A23E

analogous

#3E65A2 #493EA2 #7B3EA2

triadic

#493EA2 #A2493E #3EA249

tetradic

#493EA2 #A23E65 #97A23E #3EA27B

square

#493EA2 #A23E65 #97A23E #3EA27B

split-complementary

#493EA2 #A27B3E #65A23E

monochromatic

#211C49 #352D76 #493EA2 #675CC1 #9189D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#493EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#493EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EA2

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EA2	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21566A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.155 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474be',
    500: '#493ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ea2;
$custom-light: #8474be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.6,
    "s": 44.643,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43486,
    "c": 0.15539,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EA2

secondary

#B6BC80

accent

#D453C6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EA2

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

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