#494CBB#494CBB

#494CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.171 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CBB
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 187)
HSL	hsl(238, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 59.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 32.52, -59.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 67.44, 298.83°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.0198 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.171 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2988, 10.1721, 48.2140)
Luminance	0.1017 (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

#494CBB #BBB849

analogous

#4985BB #494CBB #7F49BB

triadic

#494CBB #BB494C #4CBB49

tetradic

#494CBB #BB4985 #BBB849 #49BB7F

square

#494CBB #BB4985 #BBB849 #49BB7F

split-complementary

#494CBB #BB7F49 #85BB49

monochromatic

#252764 #363891 #494CBB #7678CC #A2A4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#494CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#494CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CBB

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CBB	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.171 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877ed0',
    500: '#494cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cbb;
$custom-light: #877ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.421,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4799,
    "c": 0.17099,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CBB

secondary

#C9C897

accent

#D253D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CBB

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

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