#494BB6#494BB6

#494BB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.165 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BB6
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 182)
HSL	hsl(239, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 58.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 31.47, -57.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 65.24, 298.84°)
OKLab	oklab(47.41% 0.0208 -0.1642)
OKLCH	oklch(47.41% 0.165 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7045, 9.8250, 45.4211)
Luminance	0.0983 (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

#494BB6 #B6B449

analogous

#4982B6 #494BB6 #7D49B6

triadic

#494BB6 #B6494B #4BB649

tetradic

#494BB6 #B64982 #B6B449 #49B67D

square

#494BB6 #B64982 #B6B449 #49B67D

split-complementary

#494BB6 #B67D49 #82B649

monochromatic

#26275F #37398A #494BB6 #7576C8 #A0A1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#494BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#494BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BB6

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BB6	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.165 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867dcd',
    500: '#494bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bb6;
$custom-light: #867dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.899,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4741,
    "c": 0.16549,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BB6

secondary

#C6C595

accent

#D055D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BB6

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

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