#494BBD#494BBD

#494BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.175 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#494BBD
RGBrgb(73, 75, 189)
HSLhsl(239, 47%, 51%)
HSVhsv(239, 61%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(61.4%, 60.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(38.06, 33.82, -60.40)
CIE-LCHlch(38.06, 69.22, 299.24°)
OKLaboklab(47.97% 0.0207 -0.1737)
OKLCHoklch(47.97% 0.175 276.8)
XYZxyz(14.4461, 10.1216, 49.3267)
Luminance0.1012 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#494BBD #BDBB49
analogous
#4985BD #494BBD #8149BD
triadic
#494BBD #BD494B #4BBD49
tetradic
#494BBD #BD4985 #BDBB49 #49BD81
square
#494BBD #BD4985 #BDBB49 #49BD81
split-complementary
#494BBD #BD8149 #85BD49
monochromatic
#252666 #353793 #494BBD #7677CD #A3A4DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94
#494BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02
#494BBD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BBD
6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##494BBD#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##494BBD1.006.943.026.94
#FFFFFF6.941.0021.001.00
#0000003.0221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.941.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005FC1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0055BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00677D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #494bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.175 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887dd2',
    500: '#494bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #494bbd;
$custom-light: #887dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#494bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.966,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47972,
    "c": 0.17495,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#494BBD
secondary
#CACA97
accent
#D451D6
background
#F8F7FD
surface
#F0EEFA
border
#CBC9D3
text
#0C0914
muted
#7D7B83

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