#494DB8#494DB8

#494DB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.166 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DB8
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 184)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 58.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 30.88, -57.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 65.08, 298.33°)
OKLab	oklab(47.93% 0.0189 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(47.93% 0.166 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0505, 10.1838, 46.5634)
Luminance	0.1018 (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

#494DB8 #B8B449

analogous

#4984B8 #494DB8 #7C49B8

triadic

#494DB8 #B8494D #4DB849

tetradic

#494DB8 #B84984 #B8B449 #49B87C

square

#494DB8 #B84984 #B8B449 #49B87C

split-complementary

#494DB8 #B87C49 #84B849

monochromatic

#262861 #373A8D #494DB8 #7578C9 #A1A3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#494DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#494DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DB8

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DB8	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.166 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fce',
    500: '#494db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494db8;
$custom-light: #877fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.838,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47934,
    "c": 0.16563,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DB8

secondary

#C7C596

accent

#CF54D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB8

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

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