#494CB2#494CB2

#494CB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.159 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CB2
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 178)
HSL	hsl(238, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 57.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.48, 29.50, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.48, 62.29, 298.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% 0.0198 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.159 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3654, 9.7987, 43.2979)
Luminance	0.0980 (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

#494CB2 #B2AF49

analogous

#4981B2 #494CB2 #7B49B2

triadic

#494CB2 #B2494C #4CB249

tetradic

#494CB2 #B24981 #B2AF49 #49B27B

square

#494CB2 #B24981 #B2AF49 #49B27B

split-complementary

#494CB2 #B27B49 #81B249

monochromatic

#25275B #373987 #494CB2 #7375C5 #9EA0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#494CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#494CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CB2

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CB2	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.159 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867eca',
    500: '#494cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cb2;
$custom-light: #867eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.286,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47281,
    "c": 0.15869,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CB2

secondary

#C4C293

accent

#CE56D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CB2

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

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