#494AB6#494AB6

#494AB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.167 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AB6
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 182)
HSL	hsl(239, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 59.3%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 32.10, -57.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 65.90, 299.15°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% 0.0218 -0.1654)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.167 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.6372, 9.6904, 45.3987)
Luminance	0.0969 (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

#494AB6 #B6B549

analogous

#4980B6 #494AB6 #7F49B6

triadic

#494AB6 #B6494A #4AB649

tetradic

#494AB6 #B64980 #B6B549 #49B67F

square

#494AB6 #B64980 #B6B549 #49B67F

split-complementary

#494AB6 #B67F49 #80B649

monochromatic

#26265F #37388A #494AB6 #7575C8 #A0A1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#494AB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#494AB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AB6

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AB6	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ab6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.167 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867ccd',
    500: '#494ab6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ab6;
$custom-light: #867ccd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ab6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.45,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47229,
    "c": 0.16679,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AB6

secondary

#C6C595

accent

#D155D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AB6

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

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