#494EB7#494EB7

#494EB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.163 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB7
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 183)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 57.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 29.91, -56.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 63.85, 297.94°)
OKLab	oklab(48.04% 0.0179 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(48.04% 0.163 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.0165, 10.2831, 46.0368)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EB7 #B7B249

analogous

#4985B7 #494EB7 #7B49B7

triadic

#494EB7 #B7494E #4EB749

tetradic

#494EB7 #B74985 #B7B249 #49B77B

square

#494EB7 #B74985 #B7B249 #49B77B

split-complementary

#494EB7 #B77B49 #85B749

monochromatic

#262960 #373B8C #494EB7 #7579C8 #A1A3DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#494EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#494EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB7

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB7	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.163 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fcd',
    500: '#494eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb7;
$custom-light: #867fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.273,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48041,
    "c": 0.16297,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB7

secondary

#C6C495

accent

#CD55D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB7

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →