#494DBE#494DBE

#494DBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.174 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DBE
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 190)
HSL	hsl(238, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 59.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.62, 32.90, -60.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.62, 68.49, 298.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% 0.0188 -0.1727)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.174 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6928, 10.4408, 49.9462)
Luminance	0.1044 (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

#494DBE #BEBA49

analogous

#4988BE #494DBE #8049BE

triadic

#494DBE #BE494D #4DBE49

tetradic

#494DBE #BE4988 #BEBA49 #49BE80

square

#494DBE #BE4988 #BEBA49 #49BE80

split-complementary

#494DBE #BE8049 #88BE49

monochromatic

#252768 #353895 #494DBE #7679CE #A3A5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#494DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#494DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DBE

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DBE	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.174 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887fd2',
    500: '#494dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dbe;
$custom-light: #887fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.949,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48411,
    "c": 0.17376,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DBE

secondary

#CBC998

accent

#D251D7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DBE

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

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