#494FB7#494FB7

#494FB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.162 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FB7
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 183)
HSL	hsl(237, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 56.8%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 29.28, -56.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 63.20, 297.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% 0.0169 -0.1608)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.162 276)
XYZ	xyz(14.0881, 10.4263, 46.0606)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.34

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FB7 #B7B149

analogous

#4986B7 #494FB7 #7A49B7

triadic

#494FB7 #B7494F #4FB749

tetradic

#494FB7 #B74986 #B7B149 #49B77A

square

#494FB7 #B74986 #B7B149 #49B77A

split-complementary

#494FB7 #B77A49 #86B749

monochromatic

#262960 #373C8C #494FB7 #7579C8 #A1A4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#494FB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#494FB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FB7

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FB7	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.162 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8680cd',
    500: '#494fb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fb7;
$custom-light: #8680cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.727,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48228,
    "c": 0.16166,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.10427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FB7

secondary

#C6C495

accent

#CC55D3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FB7

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

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