#494FB6#494FB6

#494FB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.160 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FB6
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 182)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 56.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 28.94, -55.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 62.62, 297.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.15% 0.0169 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(48.15% 0.16 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9844, 10.3848, 45.5144)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.41

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FB6 #B6B049

analogous

#4986B6 #494FB6 #7949B6

triadic

#494FB6 #B6494F #4FB649

tetradic

#494FB6 #B64986 #B6B049 #49B679

square

#494FB6 #B64986 #B6B049 #49B679

split-complementary

#494FB6 #B67949 #86B649

monochromatic

#26295F #373C8A #494FB6 #7579C8 #A0A3D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#494FB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#494FB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FB6

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FB6	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.160 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8680cd',
    500: '#494fb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fb6;
$custom-light: #8680cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.697,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48151,
    "c": 0.16027,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FB6

secondary

#C6C395

accent

#CC55D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FB6

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

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