#494BB5#494BB5

#494BB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.164 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BB5
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 181)
HSL	hsl(239, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 58.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.45, 31.13, -56.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.45, 64.67, 298.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.33% 0.0208 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(47.33% 0.164 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6015, 9.7838, 44.8788)
Luminance	0.0979 (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

#494BB5 #B5B349

analogous

#4981B5 #494BB5 #7D49B5

triadic

#494BB5 #B5494B #4BB549

tetradic

#494BB5 #B54981 #B5B349 #49B57D

square

#494BB5 #B54981 #B5B349 #49B57D

split-complementary

#494BB5 #B57D49 #81B549

monochromatic

#26275E #373989 #494BB5 #7476C7 #A0A1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#494BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#494BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BB5

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BB5	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.164 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867dcc',
    500: '#494bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bb5;
$custom-light: #867dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.889,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47331,
    "c": 0.16413,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BB5

secondary

#C5C494

accent

#D055D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BB5

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

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