#493EDD#493EDD

#493EDD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.230 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493EDD
RGB	rgb(73, 62, 221)
HSL	hsl(244, 70%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(244, 72%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 71.9%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 51.84, -79.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 94.53, 303.26°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.0267 -0.2284)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.23 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.5172, 10.0806, 69.4152)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.85

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493EDD #D2DD3E

analogous

#3E82DD #493EDD #983EDD

triadic

#493EDD #DD493E #3EDD49

tetradic

#493EDD #DD3E82 #D2DD3E #3EDD98

square

#493EDD #DD3E82 #D2DD3E #3EDD98

split-complementary

#493EDD #DD983E #82DD3E

monochromatic

#201889 #2C21BD #493EDD #7A72E6 #ABA6EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#493EDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#493EDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493EDD

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493EDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493EDD	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493edd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 62, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.230 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f75e9',
    500: '#493edd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493edd;
$custom-light: #8f75e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493edd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.151,
    "s": 70.044,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48766,
    "c": 0.22995,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493EDD

secondary

#D8DD9A

accent

#ED3BE1

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0816

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493EDD

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

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