#494BB3#494BB3
#494BB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.161 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 75, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.2%, 58.1%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.30, 30.46, -55.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.30, 63.53, 298.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.17% 0.0208 -0.16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.17% 0.161 277.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3978, 9.7023, 43.8058) |
| Luminance | 0.0970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.16
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.90
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.17
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.52
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.76
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494BB3 #B3B149
analogous
#4980B3 #494BB3 #7C49B3
triadic
#494BB3 #B3494B #4BB349
tetradic
#494BB3 #B34980 #B3B149 #49B37C
square
#494BB3 #B34980 #B3B149 #49B37C
split-complementary
#494BB3 #B37C49 #80B349
monochromatic
#26275C #373988 #494BB3 #7375C6 #9FA0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.14
#494BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#494BB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494BB3
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494BB3 | 1.00 | 7.14 | 2.94 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005CB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0053B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006477
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.161 277.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#867dca',
500: '#494bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494bb3; $custom-light: #867dca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 75,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.868,
"s": 42.063,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47174,
"c": 0.16139,
"h": 277.4
},
"luminance": 0.09703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494BB3
secondary
#C4C393
accent
#D056D2
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EEF8
border
#CBC9D1
text
#0C0913
muted
#7D7B82