#494EB9#494EB9

#494EB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.166 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EB9
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 185)
HSL	hsl(237, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 57.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 30.59, -57.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 65.00, 298.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% 0.0179 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.166 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2262, 10.3669, 47.1409)
Luminance	0.1037 (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

#494EB9 #B9B449

analogous

#4986B9 #494EB9 #7C49B9

triadic

#494EB9 #B9494E #4EB949

tetradic

#494EB9 #B94986 #B9B449 #49B97C

square

#494EB9 #B94986 #B9B449 #49B97C

split-complementary

#494EB9 #B97C49 #86B949

monochromatic

#262862 #373B8E #494EB9 #7579CA #A1A4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#494EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#494EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EB9

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EB9	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.166 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fcf',
    500: '#494eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eb9;
$custom-light: #877fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.321,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48197,
    "c": 0.1657,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EB9

secondary

#C8C696

accent

#CE54D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EB9

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

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