#494FB3#494FB3

#494FB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.156 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FB3
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 179)
HSL	hsl(237, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 55.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 27.93, -54.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 60.90, 297.30°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% 0.0168 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.156 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6777, 10.2621, 43.8991)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FB3 #B3AD49

analogous

#4984B3 #494FB3 #7849B3

triadic

#494FB3 #B3494F #4FB349

tetradic

#494FB3 #B34984 #B3AD49 #49B378

square

#494FB3 #B34984 #B3AD49 #49B378

split-complementary

#494FB3 #B37849 #84B349

monochromatic

#26295C #373C88 #494FB3 #7378C6 #9FA2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#494FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#494FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FB3

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FB3	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.156 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8680ca',
    500: '#494fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fb3;
$custom-light: #8680ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.604,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47922,
    "c": 0.15612,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FB3

secondary

#C4C293

accent

#CB56D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FB3

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

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