#494BB2#494BB2

#494BB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.160 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BB2
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 178)
HSL	hsl(239, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 57.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 30.13, -55.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 62.95, 298.59°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.0208 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.16 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2970, 9.6620, 43.2751)
Luminance	0.0966 (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

#494BB2 #B2B049

analogous

#4980B2 #494BB2 #7C49B2

triadic

#494BB2 #B2494B #4BB249

tetradic

#494BB2 #B24980 #B2B049 #49B27C

square

#494BB2 #B24980 #B2B049 #49B27C

split-complementary

#494BB2 #B27C49 #80B249

monochromatic

#25265B #373987 #494BB2 #7374C5 #9E9FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#494BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#494BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BB2

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BB2	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006377

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.160 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867dca',
    500: '#494bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bb2;
$custom-light: #867dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.857,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47096,
    "c": 0.16001,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BB2

secondary

#C4C393

accent

#CF56D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BB2

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

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