#494EB2#494EB2

#494EB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.156 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB2
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 178)
HSL	hsl(237, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 56.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 28.22, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 60.98, 297.57°)
OKLab	oklab(47.66% 0.0178 -0.155)
OKLCH	oklch(47.66% 0.156 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.5053, 10.0786, 43.3445)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EB2 #B2AD49

analogous

#4983B2 #494EB2 #7949B2

triadic

#494EB2 #B2494E #4EB249

tetradic

#494EB2 #B24983 #B2AD49 #49B279

square

#494EB2 #B24983 #B2AD49 #49B279

split-complementary

#494EB2 #B27949 #83B249

monochromatic

#25285B #373B87 #494EB2 #7377C5 #9EA1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#494EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#494EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB2

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB2	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006578

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.156 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857fca',
    500: '#494eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb2;
$custom-light: #857fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.143,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47657,
    "c": 0.15605,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB2

secondary

#C4C293

accent

#CC56D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB2

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

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