#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
RGBrgb(73, 77, 179)
HSLhsl(238, 42%, 49%)
HSVhsv(238, 59%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(59.2%, 57%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LABlab(37.80, 29.20, -54.93)
CIE-LCHlch(37.80, 62.21, 297.99°)
OKLaboklab(47.55% 0.0188 -0.1576)
OKLCHoklch(47.55% 0.159 276.8)
XYZxyz(13.5356, 9.9779, 43.8517)
Luminance0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##494DB31.007.013.007.01
#FFFFFF7.011.0021.001.00
#0000003.0021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF7.011.0021.001.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB3

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#494DB3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva