#494CBF#494CBF

#494CBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.176 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CBF
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 191)
HSL	hsl(238, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 60.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 33.86, -60.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 69.70, 299.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.0197 -0.1753)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.176 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7330, 10.3458, 50.5007)
Luminance	0.1035 (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

#494CBF #BFBC49

analogous

#4987BF #494CBF #8149BF

triadic

#494CBF #BF494C #4CBF49

tetradic

#494CBF #BF4987 #BFBC49 #49BF81

square

#494CBF #BF4987 #BFBC49 #49BF81

split-complementary

#494CBF #BF8149 #87BF49

monochromatic

#252769 #353796 #494CBF #7679CF #A4A5DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#494CBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#494CBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CBF

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CBF	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.176 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887ed3',
    500: '#494cbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cbf;
$custom-light: #887ed3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.475,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48313,
    "c": 0.17636,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10347
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CBF

secondary

#CCCA98

accent

#D450D8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CBF

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

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