#494FBF#494FBF

#494FBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.173 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FBF
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 191)
HSL	hsl(237, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 58.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 31.99, -59.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 67.76, 298.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.85% 0.017 -0.1717)
OKLCH	oklch(48.85% 0.173 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9445, 10.7688, 50.5712)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.90

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FBF #BFB949

analogous

#498ABF #494FBF #7E49BF

triadic

#494FBF #BF494F #4FBF49

tetradic

#494FBF #BF498A #BFB949 #49BF7E

square

#494FBF #BF498A #BFB949 #49BF7E

split-complementary

#494FBF #BF7E49 #8ABF49

monochromatic

#252869 #353A96 #494FBF #767BCF #A4A7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#494FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#494FBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FBF

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FBF	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.173 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8880d3',
    500: '#494fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fbf;
$custom-light: #8880d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.949,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48854,
    "c": 0.17258,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FBF

secondary

#CCC998

accent

#D150D8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FBF

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

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