#494BCB#494BCB

#494BCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.193 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BCB
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 203)
HSL	hsl(239, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 63.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 38.50, -66.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 77.05, 299.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.02 -0.1923)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.193 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0397, 10.7591, 57.7198)
Luminance	0.1076 (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

#494BCB #CBC949

analogous

#498CCB #494BCB #8849CB

triadic

#494BCB #CB494B #4BCB49

tetradic

#494BCB #CB498C #CBC949 #49CB88

square

#494BCB #CB498C #CBC949 #49CB88

split-complementary

#494BCB #CB8849 #8CCB49

monochromatic

#222377 #3032A7 #494BCB #797AD9 #A8A9E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#494BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#494BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BCB

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BCB	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.193 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7ddc',
    500: '#494bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bcb;
$custom-light: #8a7ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.077,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49136,
    "c": 0.19338,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BCB

secondary

#D4D39C

accent

#DD49DF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BCB

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

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