#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
RGBrgb(73, 74, 180)
HSLhsl(239, 42%, 50%)
HSVhsv(239, 59%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(59.4%, 58.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LABlab(37.13, 31.43, -56.62)
CIE-LCHlch(37.13, 64.75, 299.04°)
OKLaboklab(47.07% 0.0218 -0.1626)
OKLCHoklch(47.07% 0.164 277.6)
XYZxyz(13.4320, 9.6083, 44.3179)
Luminance0.0961 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##494AB41.007.192.927.19
#FFFFFF7.191.0021.001.00
#0000002.9221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.191.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

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#494AB4 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva