#494EB6#494EB6

#494EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.162 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB6
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 182)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 57.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 29.58, -55.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 63.28, 297.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% 0.0179 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.162 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.9128, 10.2416, 45.4906)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.12

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EB6 #B6B149

analogous

#4984B6 #494EB6 #7B49B6

triadic

#494EB6 #B6494E #4EB649

tetradic

#494EB6 #B64984 #B6B149 #49B67B

square

#494EB6 #B64984 #B6B149 #49B67B

split-complementary

#494EB6 #B67B49 #84B649

monochromatic

#26295F #373B8A #494EB6 #7578C8 #A0A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#494EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#494EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB6

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB6	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.162 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fcd',
    500: '#494eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb6;
$custom-light: #867fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.248,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47964,
    "c": 0.16158,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB6

secondary

#C6C495

accent

#CD55D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB6

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

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