#494EB8#494EB8

#494EB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.164 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB8
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 184)
HSL	hsl(237, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 57.6%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 30.25, -56.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 64.42, 298.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% 0.0179 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.164 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1210, 10.3249, 46.5869)
Luminance	0.1033 (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

#494EB8 #B8B349

analogous

#4986B8 #494EB8 #7B49B8

triadic

#494EB8 #B8494E #4EB849

tetradic

#494EB8 #B84986 #B8B349 #49B87B

square

#494EB8 #B84986 #B8B349 #49B87B

split-complementary

#494EB8 #B87B49 #86B849

monochromatic

#262861 #373B8D #494EB8 #7579C9 #A1A4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#494EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#494EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB8

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB8	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.164 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fce',
    500: '#494eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb8;
$custom-light: #877fce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.297,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48119,
    "c": 0.16434,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB8

secondary

#C7C596

accent

#CE54D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB8

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

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