#493FBC#493FBC

#493FBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.188 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FBC
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 188)
HSL	hsl(245, 50%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.20, 40.80, -64.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.20, 76.30, 302.33°)
OKLab	oklab(45.86% 0.0312 -0.1857)
OKLCH	oklch(45.86% 0.188 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5994, 8.6013, 48.5108)
Luminance	0.0860 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.49

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493FBC #B2BC3F

analogous

#3F74BC #493FBC #883FBC

triadic

#493FBC #BC493F #3FBC49

tetradic

#493FBC #BC3F74 #B2BC3F #3FBC88

square

#493FBC #BC3F74 #B2BC3F #3FBC88

split-complementary

#493FBC #BC883F #74BC3F

monochromatic

#252060 #37308E #493FBC #736BCD #9E99DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.72

#493FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#493FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FBC

7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FBC	1.00	7.72	2.72	7.72
#FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#005F78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.188 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8875d1',
    500: '#493fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fbc;
$custom-light: #8875d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.8,
    "s": 49.801,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45861,
    "c": 0.18833,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FBC

secondary

#C4C98E

accent

#D94ECE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FBC

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

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