#493EAD#493EAD

#493EAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.170 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EAD
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 173)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 64.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 36.56, -58.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 68.56, 302.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.4% 0.0336 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(44.4% 0.17 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.0108, 7.8781, 40.4148)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EAD #A2AD3E

analogous

#3E6AAD #493EAD #803EAD

triadic

#493EAD #AD493E #3EAD49

tetradic

#493EAD #AD3E6A #A2AD3E #3EAD80

square

#493EAD #AD3E6A #A2AD3E #3EAD80

split-complementary

#493EAD #AD803E #6AAD3E

monochromatic

#231E53 #362E80 #493EAD #6C62C7 #968FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#493EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#493EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EAD

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EAD	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#105A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.170 281.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.946,
    "s": 47.234,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44399,
    "c": 0.1701,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EAD

secondary

#BCC285

accent

#D751CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EAD

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

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