#493FA4#493FA4

#493FA4 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.157 H 282.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FA4
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 164)
HSL	hsl(246, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 61.6%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.25, 33.04, -53.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.25, 62.79, 301.75°)
OKLab	oklab(43.82% 0.0333 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(43.82% 0.157 282.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2239, 7.6511, 36.0001)
Luminance	0.0765 (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

#493FA4 #9AA43F

analogous

#3F67A4 #493FA4 #7C3FA4

triadic

#493FA4 #A4493F #3FA449

tetradic

#493FA4 #A43F67 #9AA43F #3FA47C

square

#493FA4 #A43F67 #9AA43F #3FA47C

split-complementary

#493FA4 #A47C3F #67A43F

monochromatic

#221D4C #352E78 #493FA4 #695FC1 #928BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#493FA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#493FA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FA4

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FA4	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F576B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.157 282.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474c0',
    500: '#493fa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fa4;
$custom-light: #8474c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.941,
    "s": 44.493,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43823,
    "c": 0.15677,
    "h": 282.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FA4

secondary

#B7BD82

accent

#D454C7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FA4

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

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