#493FA5#493FA5

#493FA5 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.158 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FA5
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 165)
HSL	hsl(246, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 61.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 33.36, -53.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 63.36, 301.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.9% 0.0332 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(43.9% 0.158 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.3146, 7.6874, 36.4776)
Luminance	0.0769 (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

#493FA5 #9BA53F

analogous

#3F68A5 #493FA5 #7C3FA5

triadic

#493FA5 #A5493F #3FA549

tetradic

#493FA5 #A53F68 #9BA53F #3FA57C

square

#493FA5 #A53F68 #9BA53F #3FA57C

split-complementary

#493FA5 #A57C3F #68A53F

monochromatic

#221D4C #352E79 #493FA5 #695FC2 #928CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#493FA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#493FA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FA5

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FA5	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D586C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.158 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8474c0',
    500: '#493fa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fa5;
$custom-light: #8474c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.882,
    "s": 44.737,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43904,
    "c": 0.15812,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07688
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FA5

secondary

#B8BE82

accent

#D453C8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FA5

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

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