#494BAF#494BAF

#494BAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.156 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BAF
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 175)
HSL	hsl(239, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 57.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.01, 29.12, -53.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.01, 61.22, 298.40°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.0208 -0.1545)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.156 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9991, 9.5428, 41.7061)
Luminance	0.0954 (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

#494BAF #AFAD49

analogous

#497EAF #494BAF #7A49AF

triadic

#494BAF #AF494B #4BAF49

tetradic

#494BAF #AF497E #AFAD49 #49AF7A

square

#494BAF #AF497E #AFAD49 #49AF7A

split-complementary

#494BAF #AF7A49 #7EAF49

monochromatic

#252659 #373884 #494BAF #7173C4 #9C9ED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#494BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#494BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BAF

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BAF	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#056375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.156 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857dc8',
    500: '#494baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494baf;
$custom-light: #857dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.824,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46863,
    "c": 0.15587,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BAF

secondary

#C2C191

accent

#CF57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BAF

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

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