#494FBB#494FBB

#494FBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.167 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FBB
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 187)
HSL	hsl(237, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 57.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 30.63, -57.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 65.48, 297.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% 0.017 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.167 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5104, 10.5952, 48.2845)
Luminance	0.1060 (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

#494FBB #BBB549

analogous

#4988BB #494FBB #7C49BB

triadic

#494FBB #BB494F #4FBB49

tetradic

#494FBB #BB4988 #BBB549 #49BB7C

square

#494FBB #BB4988 #BBB549 #49BB7C

split-complementary

#494FBB #BB7C49 #88BB49

monochromatic

#252964 #363B91 #494FBB #767ACC #A2A5DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#494FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#494FBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FBB

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FBB	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.167 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8780d0',
    500: '#494fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fbb;
$custom-light: #8780d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48539,
    "c": 0.16714,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10596
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FBB

secondary

#C9C697

accent

#CE53D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FBB

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

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