#493EBE#493EBE

#493EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.192 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EBE
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 190)
HSL	hsl(245, 51%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 67.4%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 42.04, -65.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 78.01, 302.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.88% 0.0317 -0.1894)
OKLCH	oklch(45.88% 0.192 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7616, 8.5784, 49.6358)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.80

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EBE #B3BE3E

analogous

#3E73BE #493EBE #893EBE

triadic

#493EBE #BE493E #3EBE49

tetradic

#493EBE #BE3E73 #B3BE3E #3EBE89

square

#493EBE #BE3E73 #B3BE3E #3EBE89

split-complementary

#493EBE #BE893E #73BE3E

monochromatic

#262062 #372F90 #493EBE #736BCF #9F99DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#493EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#493EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EBE

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EBE	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.192 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974d3',
    500: '#493ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ebe;
$custom-light: #8974d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.156,
    "s": 50.794,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45881,
    "c": 0.19204,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EBE

secondary

#C4C98E

accent

#DA4ECE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EBE

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

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