#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
RGBrgb(73, 77, 178)
HSLhsl(238, 42%, 49%)
HSVhsv(238, 59%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 56.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LABlab(37.73, 28.86, -54.46)
CIE-LCHlch(37.73, 61.63, 297.92°)
OKLaboklab(47.47% 0.0188 -0.1562)
OKLCHoklch(47.47% 0.157 276.9)
XYZxyz(13.4348, 9.9376, 43.3210)
Luminance0.0994 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##494DB21.007.032.997.03
#FFFFFF7.031.0021.001.00
#0000002.9921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.031.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB2

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#494DB2 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva