#494DB3#494DB3
#494DB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.159 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494DB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 77, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(238, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.2%, 57%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.80, 29.20, -54.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.80, 62.21, 297.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.55% 0.0188 -0.1576) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.55% 0.159 276.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5356, 9.9779, 43.8517) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.78
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.17
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.49
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.51
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 6.07
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494DB3 #B3AF49
analogous
#4982B3 #494DB3 #7A49B3
triadic
#494DB3 #B3494D #4DB349
tetradic
#494DB3 #B34982 #B3AF49 #49B37A
square
#494DB3 #B34982 #B3AF49 #49B37A
split-complementary
#494DB3 #B37A49 #82B349
monochromatic
#26285C #373A88 #494DB3 #7376C6 #9FA1D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#494DB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#494DB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494DB3
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494DB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494DB3 | 1.00 | 7.01 | 3.00 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005EB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0055B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006578
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494db3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.159 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#867eca',
500: '#494db3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494db3; $custom-light: #867eca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494db3",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 77,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237.736,
"s": 42.063,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47545,
"c": 0.15876,
"h": 276.8
},
"luminance": 0.09979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494DB3
secondary
#C4C393
accent
#CD56D2
background
#F8F7FC
surface
#F0EEF8
border
#CBC9D1
text
#0C0A13
muted
#7D7C82