#493EAA#493EAA

#493EAA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.166 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EAA
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 170)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 63.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.48, 35.60, -56.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.48, 66.86, 302.17°)
OKLab	oklab(44.15% 0.0339 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(44.15% 0.166 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7237, 7.7632, 38.9031)
Luminance	0.0776 (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

#493EAA #9FAA3E

analogous

#3E69AA #493EAA #7F3EAA

triadic

#493EAA #AA493E #3EAA49

tetradic

#493EAA #AA3E69 #9FAA3E #3EAA7F

square

#493EAA #AA3E69 #9FAA3E #3EAA7F

split-complementary

#493EAA #AA7F3E #69AA3E

monochromatic

#221D50 #362E7D #493EAA #6A60C5 #948DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#493EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#493EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EAA

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EAA	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16596E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.166 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8574c4',
    500: '#493eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493eaa;
$custom-light: #8574c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.111,
    "s": 46.552,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44147,
    "c": 0.16612,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EAA

secondary

#BAC084

accent

#D652C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EAA

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

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