#494EBC#494EBC

#494EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.170 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EBC
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 188)
HSL	hsl(237, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 58.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.72, 31.60, -58.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.72, 66.71, 298.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.43% 0.0179 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(48.43% 0.17 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5462, 10.4950, 48.8264)
Luminance	0.1050 (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

#494EBC #BCB749

analogous

#4987BC #494EBC #7D49BC

triadic

#494EBC #BC494E #4EBC49

tetradic

#494EBC #BC4987 #BCB749 #49BC7D

square

#494EBC #BC4987 #BCB749 #49BC7D

split-complementary

#494EBC #BC7D49 #87BC49

monochromatic

#252865 #363A92 #494EBC #767ACC #A2A5DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#494EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#494EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EBC

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EBC	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.170 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fd1',
    500: '#494ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ebc;
$custom-light: #877fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.391,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48433,
    "c": 0.16979,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EBC

secondary

#CAC897

accent

#D052D6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EBC

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

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