#493688

Color #493688

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 4.31 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#493688

RGB

rgb(73, 54, 136)

HSL

hsl(253.9, 43.2%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.9, 60.3%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 60.3%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(28.98, 29.78, -43.19)

LCH

lch(28.98, 52.46, 304.59)

OKLCH

oklch(40%, 0.131, 289.86)

HWB

hwb(253.9, 21.2%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#758836

Analogous

#364c88

#493688

#723688

Triadic

#493688

#884936

#368849

Split-complementary

#493688

#887236

#4c8836

Tetradic

#493688

#883675

#758836

#368849

Square

#493688

#88364c

#758836

#368872

Shades

Color #493688 mixed toward black.

#3d2d72

#31245b

#251b44

#18122d

#0c0917

Tints

Color #493688 mixed toward white.

#5e45ae

#7c66c2

#9d8dd2

#bdb3e1

#ded9f0

Tones

Color #493688 mixed toward gray.

#4d3d81

#50447b

#544b74

#58516d

#5b5866

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42417a · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#434477 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#486e6b · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493688;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493688]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#493688 (#493688) is rgb(73, 54, 136) in RGB.

No, #493688 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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