#494DBC#494DBC

#494DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.171 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DBC
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 188)
HSL	hsl(238, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 59%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 32.23, -59.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 67.36, 298.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.0189 -0.17)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.171 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.4757, 10.3539, 48.8029)
Luminance	0.1036 (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

#494DBC #BCB849

analogous

#4986BC #494DBC #7E49BC

triadic

#494DBC #BC494D #4DBC49

tetradic

#494DBC #BC4986 #BCB849 #49BC7E

square

#494DBC #BC4986 #BCB849 #49BC7E

split-complementary

#494DBC #BC7E49 #86BC49

monochromatic

#252865 #363992 #494DBC #7679CC #A2A4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#494DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#494DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DBC

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DBC	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.171 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fd1',
    500: '#494dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dbc;
$custom-light: #877fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.913,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48251,
    "c": 0.17106,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DBC

secondary

#CAC897

accent

#D152D6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DBC

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

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