#494DB6#494DB6

#494DB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.163 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DB6
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 182)
HSL	hsl(238, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 57.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 30.21, -56.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 63.93, 298.20°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% 0.0189 -0.1618)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.163 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8423, 10.1006, 45.4671)
Luminance	0.1010 (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

#494DB6 #B6B249

analogous

#4984B6 #494DB6 #7B49B6

triadic

#494DB6 #B6494D #4DB649

tetradic

#494DB6 #B64984 #B6B249 #49B67B

square

#494DB6 #B64984 #B6B249 #49B67B

split-complementary

#494DB6 #B67B49 #84B649

monochromatic

#26285F #373B8A #494DB6 #7578C8 #A0A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#494DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#494DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DB6

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DB6	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.163 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fcd',
    500: '#494db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494db6;
$custom-light: #867fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.798,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47778,
    "c": 0.1629,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DB6

secondary

#C6C495

accent

#CE55D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB6

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

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