#493EA3#493EA3
#493EA3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.157 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #493EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 62, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(247, 45%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(247, 62%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 62%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.93, 33.34, -53.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.93, 62.87, 302.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.57% 0.0344 -0.1529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.57% 0.157 282.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0791, 7.5054, 35.5081) |
| Luminance | 0.0751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.58
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 2.94
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.09
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.05
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.34
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#493EA3 #98A33E
analogous
#3E66A3 #493EA3 #7C3EA3
triadic
#493EA3 #A3493E #3EA349
tetradic
#493EA3 #A33E66 #98A33E #3EA37C
square
#493EA3 #A33E66 #98A33E #3EA37C
split-complementary
#493EA3 #A37C3E #66A33E
monochromatic
#211C4A #352D77 #493EA3 #685DC1 #9189D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.40
#493EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#493EA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #493EA3
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##493EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##493EA3 | 1.00 | 8.40 | 2.50 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#20566A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #493ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.157 282.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8474bf',
500: '#493ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #493ea3; $custom-light: #8474bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#493ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 62,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.535,
"s": 44.889,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43568,
"c": 0.15674,
"h": 282.7
},
"luminance": 0.07506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#493EA3
secondary
#B6BD80
accent
#D553C6
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#F0EDF7
border
#CBC8D0
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81