#494EBF#494EBF

#494EBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.174 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EBF
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 191)
HSL	hsl(237, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 59.2%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 32.61, -60.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 68.41, 298.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% 0.0179 -0.1729)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.174 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.8730, 10.6257, 50.5473)
Luminance	0.1063 (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

#494EBF #BFBA49

analogous

#4989BF #494EBF #7F49BF

triadic

#494EBF #BF494E #4EBF49

tetradic

#494EBF #BF4989 #BFBA49 #49BF7F

square

#494EBF #BF4989 #BFBA49 #49BF7F

split-complementary

#494EBF #BF7F49 #89BF49

monochromatic

#252869 #353996 #494EBF #767ACF #A4A6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#494EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#494EBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EBF

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EBF	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.174 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887fd3',
    500: '#494ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ebf;
$custom-light: #887fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.458,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48672,
    "c": 0.17384,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10627
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EBF

secondary

#CCCA98

accent

#D250D8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EBF

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

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