#494AB4#494AB4
#494AB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.164 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494AB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 74, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 59%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 58.9%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.13, 31.43, -56.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.13, 64.75, 299.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.07% 0.0218 -0.1626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.07% 0.164 277.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4320, 9.6083, 44.3179) |
| Luminance | 0.0961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 2.83
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.71
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.15
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.17
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.82
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494AB4 #B4B349
analogous
#4980B4 #494AB4 #7D49B4
triadic
#494AB4 #B4494A #4AB449
tetradic
#494AB4 #B44980 #B4B349 #49B47D
square
#494AB4 #B44980 #B4B349 #49B47D
split-complementary
#494AB4 #B47D49 #80B449
monochromatic
#26265D #373888 #494AB4 #7474C7 #9FA0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.19
#494AB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#494AB4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494AB4
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494AB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494AB4 | 1.00 | 7.19 | 2.92 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006378
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494ab4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.164 277.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#867ccb',
500: '#494ab4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494ab4; $custom-light: #867ccb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494ab4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 74,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.439,
"s": 42.292,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47069,
"c": 0.16406,
"h": 277.6
},
"luminance": 0.09609
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494AB4
secondary
#C5C494
accent
#D156D2
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EEF9
border
#CBC9D2
text
#0C0913
muted
#7D7B82