#493ED6#493ED6

#493ED6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.222 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493ED6
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 214)
HSL	hsl(244, 65%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(244, 71%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 71%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, 49.65, -76.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 90.88, 303.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% 0.028 -0.2198)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.222 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.6039, 9.7153, 64.6055)
Luminance	0.0972 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.32

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493ED6 #CBD63E

analogous

#3E7FD6 #493ED6 #953ED6

triadic

#493ED6 #D6493E #3ED649

tetradic

#493ED6 #D63E7F #CBD63E #3ED695

square

#493ED6 #D63E7F #CBD63E #3ED695

split-complementary

#493ED6 #D6953E #7FD63E

monochromatic

#221B7F #3026B1 #493ED6 #7970E1 #A8A3EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#493ED6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#493ED6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493ED6

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493ED6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493ED6	1.00	7.13	2.94	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EDB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006886

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493ed6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.222 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d75e4',
    500: '#493ed6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493ed6;
$custom-light: #8d75e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493ed6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.342,
    "s": 64.957,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48096,
    "c": 0.22161,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493ED6

secondary

#D4D898

accent

#E840DC

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFC

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493ED6

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

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