#494DB9#494DB9

#494DB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.167 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DB9
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 185)
HSL	hsl(238, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 58.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.24, 31.22, -57.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.24, 65.65, 298.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.01% 0.0189 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(48.01% 0.167 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1557, 10.2259, 47.1174)
Luminance	0.1023 (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

#494DB9 #B9B549

analogous

#4985B9 #494DB9 #7D49B9

triadic

#494DB9 #B9494D #4DB949

tetradic

#494DB9 #B94985 #B9B549 #49B97D

square

#494DB9 #B94985 #B9B549 #49B97D

split-complementary

#494DB9 #B97D49 #85B949

monochromatic

#262862 #373A8E #494DB9 #7578CA #A1A3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#494DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#494DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DB9

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DB9	1.00	6.90	3.05	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.167 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fcf',
    500: '#494db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494db9;
$custom-light: #877fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.857,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48013,
    "c": 0.16699,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DB9

secondary

#C8C696

accent

#D054D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DB9

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

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