#494DBB#494DBB

#494DBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.170 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DBB
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 187)
HSL	hsl(238, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 58.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 31.89, -58.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 66.79, 298.52°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% 0.0189 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.17 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3683, 10.3110, 48.2371)
Luminance	0.1031 (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

#494DBB #BBB749

analogous

#4986BB #494DBB #7E49BB

triadic

#494DBB #BB494D #4DBB49

tetradic

#494DBB #BB4986 #BBB749 #49BB7E

square

#494DBB #BB4986 #BBB749 #49BB7E

split-complementary

#494DBB #BB7E49 #86BB49

monochromatic

#252864 #363991 #494DBB #7679CC #A2A4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#494DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#494DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DBB

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DBB	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.170 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fd0',
    500: '#494dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dbb;
$custom-light: #877fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.895,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48171,
    "c": 0.16971,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DBB

secondary

#C9C797

accent

#D153D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DBB

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

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