#493EA5#493EA5

#493EA5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.159 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EA5
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 165)
HSL	hsl(246, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.09, 33.98, -54.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.09, 64.01, 302.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.73% 0.0342 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(43.73% 0.159 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.2597, 7.5776, 36.4593)
Luminance	0.0758 (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

#493EA5 #9AA53E

analogous

#3E67A5 #493EA5 #7D3EA5

triadic

#493EA5 #A5493E #3EA549

tetradic

#493EA5 #A53E67 #9AA53E #3EA57D

square

#493EA5 #A53E67 #9AA53E #3EA57D

split-complementary

#493EA5 #A57D3E #67A53E

monochromatic

#221D4C #352D79 #493EA5 #695EC2 #928AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#493EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#493EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EA5

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EA5	1.00	8.35	2.52	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.159 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474c0',
    500: '#493ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ea5;
$custom-light: #8474c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.408,
    "s": 45.374,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43732,
    "c": 0.15944,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EA5

secondary

#B7BE81

accent

#D553C7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EA5

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

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