#494BB8#494BB8

#494BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.168 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BB8
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 184)
HSL	hsl(239, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 59.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.68, 32.14, -58.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.68, 66.38, 298.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% 0.0208 -0.1669)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.168 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9127, 9.9083, 46.5174)
Luminance	0.0991 (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

#494BB8 #B8B649

analogous

#4982B8 #494BB8 #7E49B8

triadic

#494BB8 #B8494B #4BB849

tetradic

#494BB8 #B84982 #B8B649 #49B87E

square

#494BB8 #B84982 #B8B649 #49B87E

split-complementary

#494BB8 #B87E49 #82B849

monochromatic

#262761 #37388D #494BB8 #7577C9 #A1A2DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#494BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#494BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BB8

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BB8	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.168 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877dce',
    500: '#494bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bb8;
$custom-light: #877dce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.919,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47569,
    "c": 0.16821,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BB8

secondary

#C7C696

accent

#D154D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BB8

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

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