#494EB4#494EB4

#494EB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.159 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB4
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(237, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 28.90, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 62.13, 297.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.0179 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.159 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7076, 10.1595, 44.4098)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.27

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EB4 #B4AF49

analogous

#4984B4 #494EB4 #7949B4

triadic

#494EB4 #B4494E #4EB449

tetradic

#494EB4 #B44984 #B4AF49 #49B479

square

#494EB4 #B44984 #B4AF49 #49B479

split-complementary

#494EB4 #B47949 #84B449

monochromatic

#26285D #373B88 #494EB4 #7478C7 #9FA2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#494EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#494EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB4

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB4	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.159 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fcb',
    500: '#494eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb4;
$custom-light: #867fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.196,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4781,
    "c": 0.15883,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB4

secondary

#C5C394

accent

#CC56D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB4

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

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