#494EBA#494EBA

#494EBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.167 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EBA
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 186)
HSL	hsl(237, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 58.1%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, 30.93, -57.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 65.57, 298.14°)
OKLab	oklab(48.28% 0.0179 -0.1661)
OKLCH	oklch(48.28% 0.167 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.3321, 10.4093, 47.6988)
Luminance	0.1041 (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

#494EBA #BAB549

analogous

#4986BA #494EBA #7C49BA

triadic

#494EBA #BA494E #4EBA49

tetradic

#494EBA #BA4986 #BAB549 #49BA7C

square

#494EBA #BA4986 #BAB549 #49BA7C

split-complementary

#494EBA #BA7C49 #86BA49

monochromatic

#262863 #363A8F #494EBA #7579CB #A2A4DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#494EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#494EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EBA

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EBA	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.167 276.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.345,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48276,
    "c": 0.16706,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EBA

secondary

#C8C696

accent

#CF53D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EBA

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

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