#493FDB#493FDB

#493FDB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.227 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#493FDB
RGB	rgb(73, 63, 219)
HSL	hsl(244, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(244, 71%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 71.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 50.67, -77.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 92.92, 303.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.0265 -0.225)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.227 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.3072, 10.0844, 68.0385)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blurple

#5539CC

ΔE00 2.83

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#493FDB #D1DB3F

analogous

#3F83DB #493FDB #973FDB

triadic

#493FDB #DB493F #3FDB49

tetradic

#493FDB #DB3F83 #D1DB3F #3FDB97

square

#493FDB #DB3F83 #D1DB3F #3FDB97

split-complementary

#493FDB #DB973F #83DB3F

monochromatic

#201986 #2D23BA #493FDB #7A73E5 #ABA6EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#493FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#493FDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #493FDB

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##493FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##493FDB	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #493fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 63, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.227 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76e7',
    500: '#493fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #493fdb;
$custom-light: #8e76e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#493fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.846,
    "s": 68.421,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48713,
    "c": 0.22658,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#493FDB

secondary

#D7DC9A

accent

#EB3DE0

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EDFD

border

#CCC8D5

text

#0E0916

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #493FDB

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

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