#494DB2#494DB2
#494DB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.157 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494DB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 77, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59%, 56.7%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.73, 28.86, -54.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.73, 61.63, 297.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.47% 0.0188 -0.1562) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.47% 0.157 276.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4348, 9.9376, 43.3210) |
| Luminance | 0.0994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.82
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.25
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.40
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.56
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.15
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494DB2 #B2AE49
analogous
#4982B2 #494DB2 #7A49B2
triadic
#494DB2 #B2494D #4DB249
tetradic
#494DB2 #B24982 #B2AE49 #49B27A
square
#494DB2 #B24982 #B2AE49 #49B27A
split-complementary
#494DB2 #B27A49 #82B249
monochromatic
#25275B #373A87 #494DB2 #7376C5 #9EA0D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#494DB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#494DB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494DB2
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494DB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494DB2 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0054B0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006578
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494db2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.157 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#867eca',
500: '#494db2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494db2; $custom-light: #867eca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494db2",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 77,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.714,
"s": 41.833,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47468,
"c": 0.15738,
"h": 276.9
},
"luminance": 0.09939
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494DB2
secondary
#C4C293
accent
#CD56D2
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EEF8
border
#CBC9D1
text
#0C0A13
muted
#7D7C82