#493EA8#493EA8

#493EA8 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.163 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EA8
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 168)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 63.1%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 34.95, -55.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 65.73, 302.12°)
OKLab	oklab(43.98% 0.034 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(43.98% 0.163 282)
XYZ	xyz(11.5360, 7.6881, 37.9143)
Luminance	0.0769 (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

#493EA8 #9DA83E

analogous

#3E68A8 #493EA8 #7E3EA8

triadic

#493EA8 #A8493E #3EA849

tetradic

#493EA8 #A83E68 #9DA83E #3EA87E

square

#493EA8 #A83E68 #9DA83E #3EA87E

split-complementary

#493EA8 #A87E3E #68A83E

monochromatic

#221D4F #362E7B #493EA8 #6A5FC4 #938CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.27

#493EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#493EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EA8

8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EA8	1.00	8.27	2.54	8.27
#FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19586D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.163 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8574c3',
    500: '#493ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ea8;
$custom-light: #8574c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.226,
    "s": 46.087,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4398,
    "c": 0.16346,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.07689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EA8

secondary

#B9BF83

accent

#D652C8

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EA8

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

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