#493EAE#493EAE

#493EAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.171 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EAE
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(246, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.81, 36.89, -58.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.81, 69.12, 302.25°)
OKLab	oklab(44.48% 0.0335 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(44.48% 0.171 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1079, 7.9169, 40.9263)
Luminance	0.0792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EAE #A3AE3E

analogous

#3E6BAE #493EAE #813EAE

triadic

#493EAE #AE493E #3EAE49

tetradic

#493EAE #AE3E6B #A3AE3E #3EAE81

square

#493EAE #AE3E6B #A3AE3E #3EAE81

split-complementary

#493EAE #AE813E #6BAE3E

monochromatic

#231E54 #362E81 #493EAE #6C62C7 #968FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#493EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#493EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EAE

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EAE	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E5A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.171 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8674c7',
    500: '#493eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493eae;
$custom-light: #8674c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.893,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44484,
    "c": 0.17141,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EAE

secondary

#BCC286

accent

#D751CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EAE

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

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