#493EBA#493EBA

#493EBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.187 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EBA
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 186)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 66.7%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.81, 40.75, -63.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.81, 75.81, 302.52°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% 0.0322 -0.1841)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.187 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3304, 8.4059, 47.3649)
Luminance	0.0841 (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

#493EBA #AFBA3E

analogous

#3E71BA #493EBA #873EBA

triadic

#493EBA #BA493E #3EBA49

tetradic

#493EBA #BA3E71 #AFBA3E #3EBA87

square

#493EBA #BA3E71 #AFBA3E #3EBA87

split-complementary

#493EBA #BA873E #71BA3E

monochromatic

#251F5E #372F8C #493EBA #7168CD #9C96DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.83

#493EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#493EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EBA

7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EBA	1.00	7.83	2.68	7.83
#FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.187 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8874d0',
    500: '#493eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493eba;
$custom-light: #8874d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.323,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45525,
    "c": 0.18695,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EBA

secondary

#C2C88C

accent

#DA4ECD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EBA

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

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