#494FB5#494FB5

#494FB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.159 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FB5
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 181)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 56.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 28.60, -55.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 62.05, 297.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% 0.0169 -0.158)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.159 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8814, 10.3436, 44.9721)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FB5 #B5AF49

analogous

#4985B5 #494FB5 #7949B5

triadic

#494FB5 #B5494F #4FB549

tetradic

#494FB5 #B54985 #B5AF49 #49B579

square

#494FB5 #B54985 #B5AF49 #49B579

split-complementary

#494FB5 #B57949 #85B549

monochromatic

#26295E #373C89 #494FB5 #7479C7 #A0A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#494FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#494FB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FB5

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FB5	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.159 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8680cc',
    500: '#494fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fb5;
$custom-light: #8680cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.667,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48074,
    "c": 0.1589,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FB5

secondary

#C5C394

accent

#CB55D2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FB5

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

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