#494DB0#494DB0

#494DB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.155 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DB0
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 176)
HSL	hsl(238, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 56.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 28.19, -53.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 60.48, 297.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.32% 0.0188 -0.1534)
OKLCH	oklch(47.32% 0.155 277)
XYZ	xyz(13.2355, 9.8579, 42.2712)
Luminance	0.0986 (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

#494DB0 #B0AC49

analogous

#4981B0 #494DB0 #7949B0

triadic

#494DB0 #B0494D #4DB049

tetradic

#494DB0 #B04981 #B0AC49 #49B079

square

#494DB0 #B04981 #B0AC49 #49B079

split-complementary

#494DB0 #B07949 #81B049

monochromatic

#252759 #373A85 #494DB0 #7275C4 #9D9FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#494DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#494DB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DB0

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DB0	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#016477

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.155 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857ec8',
    500: '#494db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494db0;
$custom-light: #857ec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.67,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47315,
    "c": 0.15459,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.09859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DB0

secondary

#C3C192

accent

#CC57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB0

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

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