#494DBD#494DBD

#494DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.172 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DBD
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 189)
HSL	hsl(238, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 59.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 32.57, -59.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 67.92, 298.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.0188 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.172 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5839, 10.3972, 49.3726)
Luminance	0.1040 (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

#494DBD #BDB949

analogous

#4987BD #494DBD #7F49BD

triadic

#494DBD #BD494D #4DBD49

tetradic

#494DBD #BD4987 #BDB949 #49BD7F

square

#494DBD #BD4987 #BDB949 #49BD7F

split-complementary

#494DBD #BD7F49 #87BD49

monochromatic

#252766 #353993 #494DBD #7679CD #A3A5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#494DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#494DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DBD

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DBD	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.172 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fd2',
    500: '#494dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dbd;
$custom-light: #877fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.931,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48331,
    "c": 0.17241,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DBD

secondary

#CAC997

accent

#D251D6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DBD

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

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