#494EBD#494EBD

#494EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.171 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EBD
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 189)
HSL	hsl(237, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 31.94, -59.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 67.27, 298.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% 0.0179 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.171 276)
XYZ	xyz(14.6544, 10.5382, 49.3961)
Luminance	0.1054 (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

#494EBD #BDB849

analogous

#4988BD #494EBD #7E49BD

triadic

#494EBD #BD494E #4EBD49

tetradic

#494EBD #BD4988 #BDB849 #49BD7E

square

#494EBD #BD4988 #BDB849 #49BD7E

split-complementary

#494EBD #BD7E49 #88BD49

monochromatic

#252866 #353993 #494EBD #767ACD #A3A5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#494EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#494EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EBD

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EBD	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.171 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fd2',
    500: '#494ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ebd;
$custom-light: #877fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.414,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48513,
    "c": 0.17114,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.10539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EBD

secondary

#CAC897

accent

#D151D6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EBD

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

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