#493EA4#493EA4

#493EA4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.158 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EA4
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 164)
HSL	hsl(246, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.01, 33.66, -53.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.01, 63.44, 302.04°)
OKLab	oklab(43.65% 0.0343 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(43.65% 0.158 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.1691, 7.5414, 35.9819)
Luminance	0.0754 (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

#493EA4 #99A43E

analogous

#3E66A4 #493EA4 #7C3EA4

triadic

#493EA4 #A4493E #3EA449

tetradic

#493EA4 #A43E66 #99A43E #3EA47C

square

#493EA4 #A43E66 #99A43E #3EA47C

split-complementary

#493EA4 #A47C3E #66A43E

monochromatic

#211C4B #352D78 #493EA4 #685DC2 #928AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.37

#493EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#493EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EA4

8.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EA4	1.00	8.37	2.51	8.37
#FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.158 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474c0',
    500: '#493ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ea4;
$custom-light: #8474c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.471,
    "s": 45.133,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43649,
    "c": 0.1581,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EA4

secondary

#B7BD81

accent

#D553C7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EA4

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

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