#493c99

Color #493c99

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#493c99

RGB

rgb(73, 60, 153)

HSL

hsl(248.4, 43.7%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.4, 60.8%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.3%, 60.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(31.69, 31.37, -49.27)

LCH

lch(31.69, 58.41, 302.48)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.1459, 284.69)

HWB

hwb(248.4, 23.5%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c993c

Analogous

#3c5e99

#493c99

#783c99

Triadic

#493c99

#99493c

#3c9949

Split-complementary

#493c99

#99783c

#5e993c

Tetradic

#493c99

#993c8c

#8c993c

#3c9949

Square

#493c99

#993c5e

#8c993c

#3c9978

Shades

Color #493c99 mixed toward black.

#3d3280

#312866

#251e4d

#181433

#0c0a1a

Tints

Color #493c99 mixed toward white.

#5c4db9

#7d71c7

#9d94d5

#beb8e3

#dedbf1

Tones

Color #493c99 mixed toward gray.

#4f4491

#544c8a

#5a5382

#5f5b7a

#656372

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44448a · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#444586 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#487c78 · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493c99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493c99]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#493c99 (#493c99) is rgb(73, 60, 153) in RGB.

No, #493c99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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