#493ED0#493ED0

#493ED0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.214 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493ED0
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 208)
HSL	hsl(245, 61%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(245, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 70.2%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 47.76, -73.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 87.71, 302.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.029 -0.2124)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.214 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8518, 9.4145, 60.6441)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493ED0 #C5D03E

analogous

#3E7CD0 #493ED0 #923ED0

triadic

#493ED0 #D0493E #3ED049

tetradic

#493ED0 #D03E7C #C5D03E #3ED092

square

#493ED0 #D03E7C #C5D03E #3ED092

split-complementary

#493ED0 #D0923E #7CD03E

monochromatic

#241D77 #3229A8 #493ED0 #776FDC #A6A0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#493ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#493ED0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493ED0

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493ED0	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.214 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c75e0',
    500: '#493ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ed0;
$custom-light: #8c75e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.521,
    "s": 60.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4753,
    "c": 0.21435,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493ED0

secondary

#D0D495

accent

#E444D8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493ED0

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

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