#493FB2#493FB2

#493FB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.175 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FB2
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 178)
HSL	hsl(245, 48%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(245, 65%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 64.6%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, 37.57, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 70.74, 302.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.99% 0.0323 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(44.99% 0.175 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5585, 8.1850, 43.0289)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.21

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493FB2 #A8B23F

analogous

#3F6FB2 #493FB2 #823FB2

triadic

#493FB2 #B2493F #3FB249

tetradic

#493FB2 #B23F6F #A8B23F #3FB282

square

#493FB2 #B23F6F #A8B23F #3FB282

split-complementary

#493FB2 #B2823F #6FB23F

monochromatic

#241F58 #362F85 #493FB2 #6E66C9 #9993D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#493FB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#493FB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FB2

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FB2	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#015C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.175 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8775ca',
    500: '#493fb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fb2;
$custom-light: #8775ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.217,
    "s": 47.718,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44991,
    "c": 0.17541,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FB2

secondary

#BFC489

accent

#D750CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FB2

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

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