#494DB5#494DB5

#494DB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.162 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DB5
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 181)
HSL	hsl(238, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 57.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 29.87, -55.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 63.36, 298.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.7% 0.0189 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(47.7% 0.162 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7393, 10.0594, 44.9247)
Luminance	0.1006 (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

#494DB5 #B5B149

analogous

#4983B5 #494DB5 #7B49B5

triadic

#494DB5 #B5494D #4DB549

tetradic

#494DB5 #B54983 #B5B149 #49B57B

square

#494DB5 #B54983 #B5B149 #49B57B

split-complementary

#494DB5 #B57B49 #83B549

monochromatic

#26285E #373A89 #494DB5 #7477C7 #A0A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#494DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#494DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DB5

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DB5	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.162 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fcc',
    500: '#494db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494db5;
$custom-light: #867fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.778,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.477,
    "c": 0.16152,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DB5

secondary

#C5C494

accent

#CE55D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB5

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

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