#494FBC#494FBC

#494FBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.169 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FBC
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 188)
HSL	hsl(237, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 58%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 30.97, -58.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 66.05, 297.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% 0.017 -0.1676)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.169 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6178, 10.6381, 48.8503)
Luminance	0.1064 (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

#494FBC #BCB649

analogous

#4988BC #494FBC #7C49BC

triadic

#494FBC #BC494F #4FBC49

tetradic

#494FBC #BC4988 #BCB649 #49BC7C

square

#494FBC #BC4988 #BCB649 #49BC7C

split-complementary

#494FBC #BC7C49 #88BC49

monochromatic

#252965 #363B92 #494FBC #767ACC #A2A6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#494FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#494FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FBC

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FBC	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.169 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8780d1',
    500: '#494fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fbc;
$custom-light: #8780d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.87,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48617,
    "c": 0.16851,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FBC

secondary

#CAC797

accent

#CF52D6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FBC

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

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