#494FB9#494FB9

#494FB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.164 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FB9
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 185)
HSL	hsl(237, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 57.3%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 29.96, -56.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 64.34, 297.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% 0.017 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.164 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2977, 10.5101, 47.1647)
Luminance	0.1051 (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

#494FB9 #B9B349

analogous

#4987B9 #494FB9 #7B49B9

triadic

#494FB9 #B9494F #4FB949

tetradic

#494FB9 #B94987 #B9B349 #49B97B

square

#494FB9 #B94987 #B9B349 #49B97B

split-complementary

#494FB9 #B97B49 #87B949

monochromatic

#262962 #373B8E #494FB9 #757ACA #A1A4DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#494FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#494FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FB9

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FB9	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.164 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8780cf',
    500: '#494fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fb9;
$custom-light: #8780cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.786,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48383,
    "c": 0.16441,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FB9

secondary

#C8C596

accent

#CD54D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FB9

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

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