#494CB3#494CB3

#494CB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.160 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CB3
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 179)
HSL	hsl(238, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 57.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.55, 29.83, -55.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.55, 62.87, 298.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.36% 0.0198 -0.1588)
OKLCH	oklch(47.36% 0.16 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.4662, 9.8390, 43.8286)
Luminance	0.0984 (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

#494CB3 #B3B049

analogous

#4981B3 #494CB3 #7B49B3

triadic

#494CB3 #B3494C #4CB349

tetradic

#494CB3 #B34981 #B3B049 #49B37B

square

#494CB3 #B34981 #B3B049 #49B37B

split-complementary

#494CB3 #B37B49 #81B349

monochromatic

#26275C #373A88 #494CB3 #7376C6 #9FA0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#494CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#494CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CB3

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CB3	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.160 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867eca',
    500: '#494cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cb3;
$custom-light: #867eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.302,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47359,
    "c": 0.16007,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CB3

secondary

#C4C393

accent

#CE56D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CB3

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

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