#494EB5#494EB5

#494EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.160 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB5
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 181)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 56.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.20, 29.24, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.20, 62.70, 297.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.0179 -0.1592)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.16 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8098, 10.2004, 44.9482)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.19

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EB5 #B5B049

analogous

#4984B5 #494EB5 #7A49B5

triadic

#494EB5 #B5494E #4EB549

tetradic

#494EB5 #B54984 #B5B049 #49B57A

square

#494EB5 #B54984 #B5B049 #49B57A

split-complementary

#494EB5 #B57A49 #84B549

monochromatic

#26285E #373B89 #494EB5 #7478C7 #A0A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#494EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#494EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB5

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB5	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.160 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fcc',
    500: '#494eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb5;
$custom-light: #867fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.222,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47886,
    "c": 0.16021,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB5

secondary

#C5C394

accent

#CD55D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB5

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

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