#493288

Color #493288

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#493288

RGB

rgb(73, 50, 136)

HSL

hsl(256, 46.2%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256, 63.2%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 63.2%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(28.05, 32.24, -44.71)

LCH

lch(28.05, 55.12, 305.8)

OKLCH

oklch(39.3%, 0.1369, 291.11)

HWB

hwb(256, 19.6%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#718832

Analogous

#324688

#493288

#743288

Triadic

#493288

#884932

#328849

Split-complementary

#493288

#887432

#468832

Tetradic

#493288

#883271

#718832

#328849

Square

#493288

#883246

#718832

#328874

Shades

Color #493288 mixed toward black.

#3d2a71

#31215b

#251944

#18112d

#0c0817

Tints

Color #493288 mixed toward white.

#5e41b0

#7c61c5

#9d89d3

#bdb0e2

#ded8f0

Tones

Color #493288 mixed toward gray.

#4c3981

#50407a

#534873

#564f6b

#5a5664

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#40407a · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#414376 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#486d6a · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493288;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493288]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#493288 (#493288) is rgb(73, 50, 136) in RGB.

No, #493288 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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