#493EAF#493EAF

#493EAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.173 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EAF
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 175)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 64.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.89, 37.21, -58.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.89, 69.69, 302.27°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0335 -0.1694)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.173 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2057, 7.9560, 41.4416)
Luminance	0.0796 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EAF #A4AF3E

analogous

#3E6CAF #493EAF #823EAF

triadic

#493EAF #AF493E #3EAF49

tetradic

#493EAF #AF3E6C #A4AF3E #3EAF82

square

#493EAF #AF3E6C #A4AF3E #3EAF82

split-complementary

#493EAF #AF823E #6CAF3E

monochromatic

#231E55 #362E82 #493EAF #6C63C8 #9790D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#493EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#493EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EAF

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EAF	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B5A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.173 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8674c8',
    500: '#493eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493eaf;
$custom-light: #8674c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.841,
    "s": 47.679,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44569,
    "c": 0.17272,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EAF

secondary

#BDC386

accent

#D751CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EAF

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →