#494DB4#494DB4

#494DB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.160 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DB4
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 180)
HSL	hsl(238, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 57.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 29.53, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 62.79, 298.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0189 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.16 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6371, 10.0185, 44.3863)
Luminance	0.1002 (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

#494DB4 #B4B049

analogous

#4983B4 #494DB4 #7B49B4

triadic

#494DB4 #B4494D #4DB449

tetradic

#494DB4 #B44983 #B4B049 #49B47B

square

#494DB4 #B44983 #B4B049 #49B47B

split-complementary

#494DB4 #B47B49 #83B449

monochromatic

#26285D #373A88 #494DB4 #7477C7 #9FA1D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#494DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#494DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DB4

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DB4	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006579

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.160 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867ecb',
    500: '#494db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494db4;
$custom-light: #867ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.757,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47622,
    "c": 0.16014,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DB4

secondary

#C5C394

accent

#CD56D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB4

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

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