#494EBB#494EBB

#494EBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.168 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EBB
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 187)
HSL	hsl(237, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 58.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 31.26, -58.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 66.14, 298.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.35% 0.0179 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(48.35% 0.168 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4388, 10.4520, 48.2606)
Luminance	0.1045 (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

#494EBB #BBB649

analogous

#4987BB #494EBB #7D49BB

triadic

#494EBB #BB494E #4EBB49

tetradic

#494EBB #BB4987 #BBB649 #49BB7D

square

#494EBB #BB4987 #BBB649 #49BB7D

split-complementary

#494EBB #BB7D49 #87BB49

monochromatic

#252864 #363A91 #494EBB #7679CC #A2A5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#494EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#494EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EBB

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EBB	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.168 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fd0',
    500: '#494ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ebb;
$custom-light: #877fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.368,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48354,
    "c": 0.16843,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EBB

secondary

#C9C797

accent

#D053D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EBB

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

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