#493EAC#493EAC

#493EAC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.169 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EAC
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 172)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 64%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.65, 36.24, -57.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.65, 68.00, 302.21°)
OKLab	oklab(44.32% 0.0337 -0.1654)
OKLCH	oklch(44.32% 0.169 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.9144, 7.8395, 39.9071)
Luminance	0.0784 (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

#493EAC #A1AC3E

analogous

#3E6AAC #493EAC #803EAC

triadic

#493EAC #AC493E #3EAC49

tetradic

#493EAC #AC3E6A #A1AC3E #3EAC80

square

#493EAC #AC3E6A #A1AC3E #3EAC80

split-complementary

#493EAC #AC803E #6AAC3E

monochromatic

#231E52 #362E7F #493EAC #6B61C6 #958ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#493EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#493EAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EAC

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EAC	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.169 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8674c6',
    500: '#493eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493eac;
$custom-light: #8674c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 47.009,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44315,
    "c": 0.16877,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EAC

secondary

#BBC185

accent

#D751C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EAC

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

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