#494BBB#494BBB

#494BBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.172 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#494BBB
RGBrgb(73, 75, 187)
HSLhsl(239, 46%, 51%)
HSVhsv(239, 61%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 59.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LABlab(37.91, 33.15, -59.48)
CIE-LCHlch(37.91, 68.09, 299.13°)
OKLaboklab(47.81% 0.0207 -0.171)
OKLCHoklch(47.81% 0.172 276.9)
XYZxyz(14.2305, 10.0354, 48.1912)
Luminance0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#494BBB #BBB949
analogous
#4984BB #494BBB #8049BB
triadic
#494BBB #BB494B #4BBB49
tetradic
#494BBB #BB4984 #BBB949 #49BB80
square
#494BBB #BB4984 #BBB949 #49BB80
split-complementary
#494BBB #BB8049 #84BB49
monochromatic
#252764 #363891 #494BBB #7677CC #A2A3DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98
#494BBB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01
#494BBB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BBB
6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##494BBB#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##494BBB1.006.983.016.98
#FFFFFF6.981.0021.001.00
#0000003.0121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.981.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0054B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00667C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #494bbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.172 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877dd0',
    500: '#494bbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #494bbb;
$custom-light: #877dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#494bbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.947,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4781,
    "c": 0.17226,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#494BBB
secondary
#C9C897
accent
#D353D5
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EEF9
border
#CBC9D2
text
#0C0914
muted
#7D7B82

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#494BBB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva