#493EA6#493EA6

#493EA6 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.161 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EA6
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 166)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 62.7%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.17, 34.30, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.17, 64.58, 302.08°)
OKLab	oklab(43.81% 0.0342 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(43.81% 0.161 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3511, 7.6142, 36.9406)
Luminance	0.0761 (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

#493EA6 #9BA63E

analogous

#3E67A6 #493EA6 #7D3EA6

triadic

#493EA6 #A6493E #3EA649

tetradic

#493EA6 #A63E67 #9BA63E #3EA67D

square

#493EA6 #A63E67 #9BA63E #3EA67D

split-complementary

#493EA6 #A67D3E #67A63E

monochromatic

#221D4D #352D79 #493EA6 #695EC3 #938BD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#493EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#493EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EA6

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EA6	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004AA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C576C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.161 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8574c1',
    500: '#493ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ea6;
$custom-light: #8574c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.346,
    "s": 45.614,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43814,
    "c": 0.16079,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EA6

secondary

#B8BE82

accent

#D553C7

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EA6

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

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