#493FC9#493FC9

#493FC9 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.205 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FC9
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 201)
HSL	hsl(244, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(244, 69%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 68.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.34, 44.97, -70.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.34, 83.38, 302.64°)
OKLab	oklab(47.03% 0.0294 -0.2025)
OKLCH	oklch(47.03% 0.205 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0644, 9.1873, 56.2265)
Luminance	0.0919 (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

#493FC9 #BFC93F

analogous

#3F7AC9 #493FC9 #8E3FC9

triadic

#493FC9 #C9493F #3FC949

tetradic

#493FC9 #C93F7A #BFC93F #3FC98E

square

#493FC9 #C93F7A #BFC93F #3FC98E

split-complementary

#493FC9 #C98E3F #7AC93F

monochromatic

#251F6F #352D9E #493FC9 #766FD6 #A49FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#493FC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#493FC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FC9

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FC9	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00647F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.205 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b75db',
    500: '#493fc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fc9;
$custom-light: #8b75db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.348,
    "s": 56.098,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4703,
    "c": 0.20468,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FC9

secondary

#CCD094

accent

#DF48D4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFB

border

#CBC8D4

text

#0D0815

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FC9

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

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