#493da2

Color #493da2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.06 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#493da2

RGB

rgb(73, 61, 162)

HSL

hsl(247.1, 45.3%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.1, 62.3%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 62.3%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(32.62, 33.63, -53.21)

LCH

lch(32.62, 62.95, 302.29)

OKLCH

oklch(43.3%, 0.1567, 283.05)

HWB

hwb(247.1, 23.9%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a23d

Analogous

#3d63a2

#493da2

#7b3da2

Triadic

#493da2

#a2493d

#3da249

Split-complementary

#493da2

#a27b3d

#63a23d

Tetradic

#493da2

#a23d96

#96a23d

#3da249

Square

#493da2

#a23d63

#96a23d

#3da27b

Shades

Color #493da2 mixed toward black.

#3d3387

#31296c

#241e51

#181436

#0c0a1b

Tints

Color #493da2 mixed toward white.

#5e51be

#7e74cb

#9e97d8

#bfb9e5

#dfdcf2

Tones

Color #493da2 mixed toward gray.

#4f459a

#564e91

#5c5689

#635f80

#696778

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444491 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#45468d · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#48827f · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493da2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493da2]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#493da2 (#493da2) is rgb(73, 61, 162) in RGB.

No, #493da2 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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