#493EA7#493EA7
#493EA7 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.162 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #493EA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 62, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 46%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 63%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.3%, 62.9%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.25, 34.63, -55.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.25, 65.16, 302.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.9% 0.0341 -0.1585) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.9% 0.162 282.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.4432, 7.6510, 37.4255) |
| Luminance | 0.0765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 2.41
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.13
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.71
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.76
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 4.89
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#493EA7 #9CA73E
analogous
#3E67A7 #493EA7 #7E3EA7
triadic
#493EA7 #A7493E #3EA749
tetradic
#493EA7 #A73E67 #9CA73E #3EA77E
square
#493EA7 #A73E67 #9CA73E #3EA77E
split-complementary
#493EA7 #A77E3E #67A73E
monochromatic
#221D4E #352D7A #493EA7 #695FC3 #938BD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.30
#493EA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.53
#493EA7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #493EA7
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##493EA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##493EA7 | 1.00 | 8.30 | 2.53 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004AA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1B586C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #493ea7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.162 282.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8574c2',
500: '#493ea7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #493ea7; $custom-light: #8574c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#493ea7",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 62,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.286,
"s": 45.852,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43897,
"c": 0.16213,
"h": 282.1
},
"luminance": 0.07652
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#493EA7
secondary
#B8BF82
accent
#D652C8
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EDF8
border
#CBC8D1
text
#0C0812
muted
#7D7B81