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#493295 Color

#493295 is rgb(73, 50, 149) in RGB, hsl(254, 50%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(51%, 66%, 0%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue (Pigment) (#333399), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#493295
HEX#493295
RGBrgb(73, 50, 149)
HSLhsl(254, 50%, 39%)
HSVhsv(254, 66%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(51%, 66%, 0%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(40.4% 0.154 288.2)
LABlab(28.36% 30.76 -51.99)
LCHlch(28.36% 60.40 300.61)

What #493295 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #493295, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue (Pigment)#333399ΔE 6.68KSU Purple#512888ΔE 6.77Spanish Violet#4C2882ΔE 7.6Cosmic Cobalt#2E2D88ΔE 8Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 9.16Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#493295 Channel Values

How #493295 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 73 · G 50 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 50% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 66% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 51% · M 66% · Y 0% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.66:1 vs white · 2.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #493295 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #493295 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #493295

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #493295; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#493295
Complementary
#7E9532
Analogous
#324C95
Analogous
#7B3295
Triadic
#954932
Triadic
#329549
Split comp.
#957B32
Split comp.
#4C9532

Tints & Shades of #493295

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#583CB4
#7157C7
#8B75D1
#A898DD
#C2B6E7
#DFD9F2

Shades

#402B82
#36256F
#2D1F5C
#241849
#1A1236
#110B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #493295.

How #493295 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#493295
Protanopia#373795
Protanomaly#3F3595
Deuteranopia#3B3B95
Deuteranomaly#413795
Tritanopia#324949
Tritanomaly#3D416F
Achromatopsia#454545

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #493295 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-493295: #493295;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #493295;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-493295': '#493295' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.286, green: 0.196, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_493295">#493295</color>
SVG fillfill="#493295"

More Blue Colors

#493295 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#493295 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #493295?

#493295 is a dark blue — rgb(73, 50, 149) in RGB and hsl(254, 50%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue (Pigment) (#333399), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.68.

What is the RGB value of #493295?

#493295 is rgb(73, 50, 149) — red 73, green 50, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #493295?

#493295 converts to approximately cmyk(51%, 66%, 0%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #493295 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #493295 scores 9.66:1 against white and 2.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #493295 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #493295 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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