#493cba

Color #493cba

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#493cba

RGB

rgb(73, 60, 186)

HSL

hsl(246.2, 51.2%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.2, 67.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.8%, 67.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(34.38, 41.93, -64.64)

LCH

lch(34.38, 77.05, 302.97)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.1893, 280.32)

HWB

hwb(246.2, 23.5%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adba3c

Analogous

#3c6eba

#493cba

#883cba

Triadic

#493cba

#ba493c

#3cba49

Split-complementary

#493cba

#ba883c

#6eba3c

Tetradic

#493cba

#ba3cad

#adba3c

#3cba49

Square

#493cba

#ba3c6e

#adba3c

#3cba88

Shades

Color #493cba mixed toward black.

#3d329b

#31287c

#241e5d

#18143e

#0c0a1f

Tints

Color #493cba mixed toward white.

#6459c9

#837ad4

#a29bdf

#c1bcea

#e0def4

Tones

Color #493cba mixed toward gray.

#5146af

#5a51a5

#625b9a

#6a6690

#737085

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4444a6 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#4445a1 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#489490 · ΔE 39.6

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 28.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493cba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493cba]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#493cba (#493cba) is rgb(73, 60, 186) in RGB.

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

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