#493EBC#493EBC

#493EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.190 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EBC
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 188)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 67%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.99, 41.39, -64.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.99, 76.91, 302.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.7% 0.032 -0.1868)
OKLCH	oklch(45.7% 0.19 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5445, 8.4916, 48.4925)
Luminance	0.0849 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.63

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EBC #B1BC3E

analogous

#3E72BC #493EBC #883EBC

triadic

#493EBC #BC493E #3EBC49

tetradic

#493EBC #BC3E72 #B1BC3E #3EBC88

square

#493EBC #BC3E72 #B1BC3E #3EBC88

split-complementary

#493EBC #BC883E #72BC3E

monochromatic

#252060 #372F8E #493EBC #726ACE #9E98DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#493EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#493EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EBC

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EBC	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.190 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8874d1',
    500: '#493ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ebc;
$custom-light: #8874d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.238,
    "s": 50.4,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45702,
    "c": 0.1895,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EBC

secondary

#C3C98D

accent

#DA4ECE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EBC

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

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