#494BAD#494BAD

#494BAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.153 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BAD
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 173)
HSL	hsl(239, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 56.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.86, 28.45, -52.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.86, 60.07, 298.27°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% 0.0208 -0.1517)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.153 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.8042, 9.4649, 40.6792)
Luminance	0.0947 (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

#494BAD #ADAB49

analogous

#497DAD #494BAD #7949AD

triadic

#494BAD #AD494B #4BAD49

tetradic

#494BAD #AD497D #ADAB49 #49AD79

square

#494BAD #AD497D #ADAB49 #49AD79

split-complementary

#494BAD #AD7949 #7DAD49

monochromatic

#252657 #373882 #494BAD #7072C3 #9B9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#494BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#494BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BAD

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BAD	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C6274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.153 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857dc6',
    500: '#494bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bad;
$custom-light: #857dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.8,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46709,
    "c": 0.1531,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BAD

secondary

#C1C090

accent

#CE57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BAD

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

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