#494BB7#494BB7

#494BB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.167 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BB7
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 183)
HSL	hsl(239, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 59%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 31.80, -57.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 65.81, 298.90°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% 0.0208 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.167 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8082, 9.8665, 45.9673)
Luminance	0.0987 (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

#494BB7 #B7B549

analogous

#4982B7 #494BB7 #7E49B7

triadic

#494BB7 #B7494B #4BB749

tetradic

#494BB7 #B74982 #B7B549 #49B77E

square

#494BB7 #B74982 #B7B549 #49B77E

split-complementary

#494BB7 #B77E49 #82B749

monochromatic

#262760 #37398C #494BB7 #7576C8 #A1A2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#494BB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#494BB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BB7

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BB7	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.167 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877dcd',
    500: '#494bb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bb7;
$custom-light: #877dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.909,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4749,
    "c": 0.16685,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09868
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BB7

secondary

#C6C695

accent

#D155D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BB7

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

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