#493c85

Color #493c85

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 3.03 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#493c85

RGB

rgb(73, 60, 133)

HSL

hsl(250.7, 37.8%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.7, 54.9%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(30.26, 25.05, -39.28)

LCH

lch(30.26, 46.59, 302.53)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.1176, 288.28)

HWB

hwb(250.7, 23.5%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78853c

Analogous

#3c5385

#493c85

#6d3c85

Triadic

#493c85

#85493c

#3c8549

Split-complementary

#493c85

#856d3c

#53853c

Tetradic

#493c85

#853c78

#78853c

#3c8549

Square

#493c85

#853c53

#78853c

#3c856d

Shades

Color #493c85 mixed toward black.

#3d326f

#312859

#241e42

#18142c

#0c0a16

Tints

Color #493c85 mixed toward white.

#5d4ca9

#7c6dbd

#9c92ce

#bdb6de

#dedbef

Tones

Color #493c85 mixed toward gray.

#4d427f

#514879

#554e73

#59546d

#5c5a66

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444478 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#444575 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#486d6a · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 23.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #493c85;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493c85]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#493c85 (#493c85) is rgb(73, 60, 133) in RGB.

No, #493c85 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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