#493EBB#493EBB

#493EBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.188 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EBB
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 187)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 66.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.90, 41.07, -64.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.90, 76.36, 302.54°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.0321 -0.1855)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.188 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4371, 8.4486, 47.9267)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.55

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EBB #B0BB3E

analogous

#3E72BB #493EBB #883EBB

triadic

#493EBB #BB493E #3EBB49

tetradic

#493EBB #BB3E72 #B0BB3E #3EBB88

square

#493EBB #BB3E72 #B0BB3E #3EBB88

split-complementary

#493EBB #BB883E #72BB3E

monochromatic

#25205F #372F8D #493EBB #7269CD #9D97DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#493EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#493EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EBB

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EBB	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005E77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.188 279.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.28,
    "s": 50.201,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45614,
    "c": 0.18823,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EBB

secondary

#C3C88D

accent

#DA4ECD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EBB

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

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