#494CB9#494CB9

#494CB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.168 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CB9
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 185)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 58.9%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 31.85, -58.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 66.30, 298.71°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% 0.0198 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.168 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.0862, 10.0871, 47.0942)
Luminance	0.1009 (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

#494CB9 #B9B649

analogous

#4984B9 #494CB9 #7E49B9

triadic

#494CB9 #B9494C #4CB949

tetradic

#494CB9 #B94984 #B9B649 #49B97E

square

#494CB9 #B94984 #B9B649 #49B97E

split-complementary

#494CB9 #B97E49 #84B949

monochromatic

#262762 #37398E #494CB9 #7577CA #A1A3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#494CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#494CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CB9

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CB9	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.168 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877ecf',
    500: '#494cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cb9;
$custom-light: #877ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.393,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4783,
    "c": 0.16828,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CB9

secondary

#C8C696

accent

#D154D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CB9

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

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