#493EB2#493EB2

#493EB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.177 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#493EB2
RGBrgb(73, 62, 178)
HSLhsl(246, 48%, 47%)
HSVhsv(246, 65%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 65.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(34.14, 38.18, -60.30)
CIE-LCHlch(34.14, 71.37, 302.34°)
OKLaboklab(44.83% 0.0332 -0.1735)
OKLCHoklch(44.83% 0.177 280.8)
XYZxyz(12.5036, 8.0752, 43.0106)
Luminance0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#493EB2 #A7B23E
analogous
#3E6DB2 #493EB2 #833EB2
triadic
#493EB2 #B2493E #3EB249
tetradic
#493EB2 #B23E6D #A7B23E #3EB283
square
#493EB2 #B23E6D #A7B23E #3EB283
split-complementary
#493EB2 #B2833E #6DB23E
monochromatic
#241E57 #362E85 #493EB2 #6E64C9 #9892D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03
#493EB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62
#493EB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EB2
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##493EB2#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##493EB21.008.032.628.03
#FFFFFF8.031.0021.001.00
#0000002.6221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.031.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#015B72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #493eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.177 280.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8774ca',
    500: '#493eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #493eb2;
$custom-light: #8774ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#493eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.69,
    "s": 48.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44827,
    "c": 0.17664,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#493EB2
secondary
#BEC488
accent
#D850CB
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EDF8
border
#CBC8D1
text
#0C0813
muted
#7D7B82

Preview Lab

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#493EB2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva