#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
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 178)
HSL	hsl(246, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 65.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.14, 38.18, -60.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.14, 71.37, 302.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.83% 0.0332 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(44.83% 0.177 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.5036, 8.0752, 43.0106)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.38

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

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
##493EB2	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #493EB2

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

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