#493F8A#493F8A

#493F8A is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.120 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493F8A
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 138)
HSL	hsl(248, 37%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(248, 54%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 54.3%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.36, 24.69, -40.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.36, 47.52, 301.30°)
OKLab	oklab(41.83% 0.0333 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(41.83% 0.12 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1113, 6.8061, 24.8735)
Luminance	0.0681 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493F8A #808A3F

analogous

#3F5B8A #493F8A #6F3F8A

triadic

#493F8A #8A493F #3F8A49

tetradic

#493F8A #8A3F5B #808A3F #3F8A6F

square

#493F8A #8A3F5B #808A3F #3F8A6F

split-complementary

#493F8A #8A6F3F #5B8A3F

monochromatic

#1D1936 #332C60 #493F8A #6155B1 #887FC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.89

#493F8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#493F8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493F8A

8.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493F8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493F8A	1.00	8.89	2.36	8.89
#FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A4C8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#184888

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#344F5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493f8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.120 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8074ad',
    500: '#493f8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493f8a;
$custom-light: #8074ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493f8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248,
    "s": 37.313,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41831,
    "c": 0.12028,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493F8A

secondary

#A7AF76

accent

#CD5BBE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #493F8A

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

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