#493bbd

Color #493bbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#493bbd

RGB

rgb(73, 59, 189)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 52.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 68.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.4%, 68.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(34.43, 43.46, -66.32)

LCH

lch(34.43, 79.29, 303.24)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.1942, 280.14)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 23.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbd3b

Analogous

#3b6ebd

#493bbd

#8a3bbd

Triadic

#493bbd

#bd493b

#3bbd49

Split-complementary

#493bbd

#bd8a3b

#6ebd3b

Tetradic

#493bbd

#bd3baf

#afbd3b

#3bbd49

Square

#493bbd

#bd3b6e

#afbd3b

#3bbd8a

Shades

Color #493bbd mixed toward black.

#3d319d

#31277e

#251d5e

#18143f

#0c0a1f

Tints

Color #493bbd mixed toward white.

#6559cb

#847ad5

#a39be0

#c1bcea

#e0def5

Tones

Color #493bbd mixed toward gray.

#5246b2

#5a51a7

#625b9c

#6b6692

#737187

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4343a9 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#4445a4 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#489792 · ΔE 40.9

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493bbd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#493bbd (#493bbd) is rgb(73, 59, 189) in RGB.

No, #493bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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