#493FAB#493FAB

#493FAB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.166 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FAB
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 171)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.80, 35.31, -56.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.80, 66.79, 301.92°)
OKLab	oklab(44.4% 0.0328 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(44.4% 0.166 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.8736, 7.9110, 39.4215)
Luminance	0.0791 (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

#493FAB #A1AB3F

analogous

#3F6BAB #493FAB #7F3FAB

triadic

#493FAB #AB493F #3FAB49

tetradic

#493FAB #AB3F6B #A1AB3F #3FAB7F

square

#493FAB #AB3F6B #A1AB3F #3FAB7F

split-complementary

#493FAB #AB7F3F #6BAB3F

monochromatic

#231E52 #362F7E #493FAB #6B62C5 #958FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#493FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#493FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FAB

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FAB	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#145A6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.166 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8575c5',
    500: '#493fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fab;
$custom-light: #8575c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.556,
    "s": 46.154,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44399,
    "c": 0.16617,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FAB

secondary

#BBC185

accent

#D652CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FAB

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

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