#493EB3#493EB3

#493EB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.178 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EB3
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 179)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 65.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.22, 38.50, -60.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.22, 71.93, 302.36°)
OKLab	oklab(44.91% 0.0331 -0.1748)
OKLCH	oklch(44.91% 0.178 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.6044, 8.1155, 43.5413)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EB3 #A8B33E

analogous

#3E6EB3 #493EB3 #843EB3

triadic

#493EB3 #B3493E #3EB349

tetradic

#493EB3 #B33E6E #A8B33E #3EB384

square

#493EB3 #B33E6E #A8B33E #3EB384

split-complementary

#493EB3 #B3843E #6EB33E

monochromatic

#241F58 #362E86 #493EB3 #6E65CA #9992D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#493EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#493EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EB3

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EB3	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.178 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8774cb',
    500: '#493eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493eb3;
$custom-light: #8774cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.641,
    "s": 48.548,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44913,
    "c": 0.17795,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EB3

secondary

#BFC588

accent

#D850CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EB3

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

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