#493EB0#493EB0

#493EB0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.174 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EB0
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 176)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 64.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.97, 37.53, -59.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.97, 70.25, 302.30°)
OKLab	oklab(44.66% 0.0334 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(44.66% 0.174 281)
XYZ	xyz(12.3043, 7.9955, 41.9608)
Luminance	0.0800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EB0 #A5B03E

analogous

#3E6CB0 #493EB0 #823EB0

triadic

#493EB0 #B0493E #3EB049

tetradic

#493EB0 #B03E6C #A5B03E #3EB082

square

#493EB0 #B03E6C #A5B03E #3EB082

split-complementary

#493EB0 #B0823E #6CB03E

monochromatic

#231E55 #362E83 #493EB0 #6D63C8 #9790D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#493EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#493EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EB0

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EB0	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#085B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.174 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8674c8',
    500: '#493eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493eb0;
$custom-light: #8674c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.789,
    "s": 47.899,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44655,
    "c": 0.17404,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.07996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EB0

secondary

#BDC387

accent

#D750CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EB0

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

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