#494BB9#494BB9
#494BB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.170 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494BB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 75, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.5%, 59.5%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.75, 32.48, -58.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.75, 66.95, 299.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.65% 0.0208 -0.1683) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.65% 0.17 277) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0179, 9.9503, 47.0714) |
| Luminance | 0.0995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.09
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.50
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 5.05
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.44
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.63
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494BB9 #B9B749
analogous
#4983B9 #494BB9 #7F49B9
triadic
#494BB9 #B9494B #4BB949
tetradic
#494BB9 #B94983 #B9B749 #49B97F
square
#494BB9 #B94983 #B9B749 #49B97F
split-complementary
#494BB9 #B97F49 #83B949
monochromatic
#262762 #37388E #494BB9 #7577CA #A1A2DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#494BB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#494BB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494BB9
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494BB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494BB9 | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0054B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00667B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494bb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.170 277.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#877dcf',
500: '#494bb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494bb9; $custom-light: #877dcf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494bb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 75,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.929,
"s": 44.444,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47649,
"c": 0.16957,
"h": 277
},
"luminance": 0.09951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494BB9
secondary
#C8C796
accent
#D254D4
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EEF9
border
#CBC9D2
text
#0C0914
muted
#7D7B82