#493EBD#493EBD

#493EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.191 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EBD
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 189)
HSL	hsl(245, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 67.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.07, 41.72, -65.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.07, 77.46, 302.58°)
OKLab	oklab(45.79% 0.0319 -0.1881)
OKLCH	oklch(45.79% 0.191 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.6527, 8.5348, 49.0622)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.71

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EBD #B2BD3E

analogous

#3E73BD #493EBD #893EBD

triadic

#493EBD #BD493E #3EBD49

tetradic

#493EBD #BD3E73 #B2BD3E #3EBD89

square

#493EBD #BD3E73 #B2BD3E #3EBD89

split-complementary

#493EBD #BD893E #73BD3E

monochromatic

#252061 #372F8F #493EBD #736ACE #9E98DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.76

#493EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#493EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EBD

7.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EBD	1.00	7.76	2.71	7.76
#FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.191 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974d2',
    500: '#493ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ebd;
$custom-light: #8974d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.197,
    "s": 50.598,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45791,
    "c": 0.19077,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EBD

secondary

#C4C98E

accent

#DA4ECE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EBD

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

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