#494AB2#494AB2

#494AB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.161 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AB2
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 178)
HSL	hsl(239, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 58.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 30.76, -55.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 63.61, 298.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.91% 0.0218 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(46.91% 0.161 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2297, 9.5274, 43.2527)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AB2 #B2B149

analogous

#497FB2 #494AB2 #7D49B2

triadic

#494AB2 #B2494A #4AB249

tetradic

#494AB2 #B2497F #B2B149 #49B27D

square

#494AB2 #B2497F #B2B149 #49B27D

split-complementary

#494AB2 #B27D49 #7FB249

monochromatic

#25265B #373887 #494AB2 #7374C5 #9E9FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#494AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#494AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AB2

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AB2	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.161 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867cca',
    500: '#494ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ab2;
$custom-light: #867cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.429,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46912,
    "c": 0.16133,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AB2

secondary

#C4C393

accent

#D056D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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