#494CB8#494CB8

#494CB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.167 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CB8
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 184)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 58.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 31.51, -57.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 65.73, 298.65°)
OKLab	oklab(47.75% 0.0198 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(47.75% 0.167 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9810, 10.0450, 46.5402)
Luminance	0.1005 (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

#494CB8 #B8B549

analogous

#4984B8 #494CB8 #7D49B8

triadic

#494CB8 #B8494C #4CB849

tetradic

#494CB8 #B84984 #B8B549 #49B87D

square

#494CB8 #B84984 #B8B549 #49B87D

split-complementary

#494CB8 #B87D49 #84B849

monochromatic

#262761 #37398D #494CB8 #7577C9 #A1A3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#494CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#494CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CB8

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CB8	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.167 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877ece',
    500: '#494cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cb8;
$custom-light: #877ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.378,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47751,
    "c": 0.16692,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CB8

secondary

#C7C696

accent

#D054D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CB8

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

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