#493aaa

Color #493aaa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.97 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#493aaa

RGB

rgb(73, 58, 170)

HSL

hsl(248, 49.1%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248, 65.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.1%, 65.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(32.58, 38.01, -58.08)

LCH

lch(32.58, 69.41, 303.2)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.1712, 282.72)

HWB

hwb(248, 22.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9baa3a

Analogous

#3a63aa

#493aaa

#813aaa

Triadic

#493aaa

#aa493a

#3aaa49

Split-complementary

#493aaa

#aa813a

#63aa3a

Tetradic

#493aaa

#aa3a9b

#9baa3a

#3aaa49

Square

#493aaa

#aa3a63

#9baa3a

#3aaa81

Shades

Color #493aaa mixed toward black.

#3d308e

#312771

#241d55

#181339

#0c0a1c

Tints

Color #493aaa mixed toward white.

#5f50c3

#7f73cf

#9f96db

#bfb9e7

#dfdcf3

Tones

Color #493aaa mixed toward gray.

#5043a1

#574d97

#5d568e

#645f85

#6b697b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434398 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#444594 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#488884 · ΔE 36.7

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493aaa]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#493aaa (#493aaa) is rgb(73, 58, 170) in RGB.

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

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