#494EBE#494EBE

#494EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.172 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EBE
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 190)
HSL	hsl(237, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 58.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 32.28, -59.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 67.84, 298.41°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% 0.0179 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.172 276)
XYZ	xyz(14.7633, 10.5818, 49.9697)
Luminance	0.1058 (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

#494EBE #BEB949

analogous

#4989BE #494EBE #7F49BE

triadic

#494EBE #BE494E #4EBE49

tetradic

#494EBE #BE4989 #BEB949 #49BE7F

square

#494EBE #BE4989 #BEB949 #49BE7F

split-complementary

#494EBE #BE7F49 #89BE49

monochromatic

#252868 #353995 #494EBE #767ACE #A3A6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#494EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#494EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EBE

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EBE	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.172 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887fd2',
    500: '#494ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ebe;
$custom-light: #887fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.436,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48592,
    "c": 0.17249,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.10583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EBE

secondary

#CBC998

accent

#D151D7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EBE

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

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