#493FA9#493FA9

#493FA9 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.164 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FA9
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 169)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 62.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.64, 34.66, -55.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.64, 65.65, 301.87°)
OKLab	oklab(44.23% 0.033 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(44.23% 0.164 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.6844, 7.8353, 38.4251)
Luminance	0.0784 (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

#493FA9 #9FA93F

analogous

#3F6AA9 #493FA9 #7E3FA9

triadic

#493FA9 #A9493F #3FA949

tetradic

#493FA9 #A93F6A #9FA93F #3FA97E

square

#493FA9 #A93F6A #9FA93F #3FA97E

split-complementary

#493FA9 #A97E3F #6AA93F

monochromatic

#221E50 #362E7C #493FA9 #6A61C4 #948ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#493FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#493FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FA9

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FA9	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#18596E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.164 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8574c3',
    500: '#493fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fa9;
$custom-light: #8574c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.66,
    "s": 45.69,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44233,
    "c": 0.1635,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FA9

secondary

#BAC084

accent

#D552C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FA9

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

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