#494FB8#494FB8

#494FB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.163 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FB8
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 184)
HSL	hsl(237, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 57.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 29.62, -56.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 63.77, 297.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.017 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.163 276)
XYZ	xyz(14.1926, 10.4680, 46.6107)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FB8 #B8B249

analogous

#4986B8 #494FB8 #7A49B8

triadic

#494FB8 #B8494F #4FB849

tetradic

#494FB8 #B84986 #B8B249 #49B87A

square

#494FB8 #B84986 #B8B249 #49B87A

split-complementary

#494FB8 #B87A49 #86B849

monochromatic

#262961 #373C8D #494FB8 #757AC9 #A1A4DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#494FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#494FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FB8

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FB8	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.163 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8680ce',
    500: '#494fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fb8;
$custom-light: #8680ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.757,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48305,
    "c": 0.16303,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.10469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FB8

secondary

#C7C496

accent

#CD54D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FB8

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

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