#494EB0#494EB0

#494EB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.153 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB0
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 176)
HSL	hsl(237, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 55.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.84, 27.55, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.84, 59.82, 297.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.0178 -0.1522)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.153 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3060, 9.9989, 42.2947)
Luminance	0.1000 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.61

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EB0 #B0AB49

analogous

#4982B0 #494EB0 #7849B0

triadic

#494EB0 #B0494E #4EB049

tetradic

#494EB0 #B04982 #B0AB49 #49B078

square

#494EB0 #B04982 #B0AB49 #49B078

split-complementary

#494EB0 #B07849 #82B049

monochromatic

#252859 #373B85 #494EB0 #7276C4 #9DA0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.00

#494EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#494EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB0

7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB0	1.00	7.00	3.00	7.00
#FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#055DB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#016577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.153 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857fc8',
    500: '#494eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb0;
$custom-light: #857fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.087,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47505,
    "c": 0.15326,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB0

secondary

#C3C192

accent

#CB57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB0

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

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