#494DB7#494DB7

#494DB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.164 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DB7
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 183)
HSL	hsl(238, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 57.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 30.54, -56.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 64.51, 298.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.86% 0.0189 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(47.86% 0.164 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9460, 10.1421, 46.0133)
Luminance	0.1014 (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

#494DB7 #B7B349

analogous

#4984B7 #494DB7 #7C49B7

triadic

#494DB7 #B7494D #4DB749

tetradic

#494DB7 #B74984 #B7B349 #49B77C

square

#494DB7 #B74984 #B7B349 #49B77C

split-complementary

#494DB7 #B77C49 #84B749

monochromatic

#262860 #373A8C #494DB7 #7578C8 #A1A3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#494DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#494DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DB7

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DB7	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.164 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fcd',
    500: '#494db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494db7;
$custom-light: #867fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.818,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47856,
    "c": 0.16427,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DB7

secondary

#C6C595

accent

#CE55D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB7

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

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