#494FBD#494FBD

#494FBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.170 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FBD
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 189)
HSL	hsl(237, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 58.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.04, 31.31, -58.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.04, 66.62, 298.03°)
OKLab	oklab(48.7% 0.017 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(48.7% 0.17 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7260, 10.6814, 49.4199)
Luminance	0.1068 (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

#494FBD #BDB749

analogous

#4989BD #494FBD #7D49BD

triadic

#494FBD #BD494F #4FBD49

tetradic

#494FBD #BD4989 #BDB749 #49BD7D

square

#494FBD #BD4989 #BDB749 #49BD7D

split-complementary

#494FBD #BD7D49 #89BD49

monochromatic

#252966 #353A93 #494FBD #767ACD #A3A6DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#494FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#494FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FBD

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FBD	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.170 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8780d2',
    500: '#494fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fbd;
$custom-light: #8780d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.897,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48696,
    "c": 0.16986,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FBD

secondary

#CAC897

accent

#D051D6

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FBD

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

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