#494FB0#494FB0

#494FB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.152 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FB0
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 176)
HSL	hsl(237, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 55.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 26.91, -52.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 59.16, 297.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.7% 0.0167 -0.151)
OKLCH	oklch(47.7% 0.152 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.3776, 10.1420, 42.3185)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FB0 #B0AA49

analogous

#4983B0 #494FB0 #7749B0

triadic

#494FB0 #B0494F #4FB049

tetradic

#494FB0 #B04983 #B0AA49 #49B077

square

#494FB0 #B04983 #B0AA49 #49B077

split-complementary

#494FB0 #B07749 #83B049

monochromatic

#252859 #373C85 #494FB0 #7277C4 #9DA0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#494FB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#494FB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FB0

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FB0	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B5EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.152 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8580c8',
    500: '#494fb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fb0;
$custom-light: #8580c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.505,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47696,
    "c": 0.15193,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FB0

secondary

#C3C092

accent

#CA57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FB0

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

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