#494FCB#494FCB

#494FCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.189 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FCB
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 203)
HSL	hsl(237, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(237, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 61.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 36.04, -65.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 74.50, 298.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.0167 -0.1878)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.189 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3196, 11.3188, 57.8131)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.67

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FCB #CBC549

analogous

#4990CB #494FCB #8449CB

triadic

#494FCB #CB494F #4FCB49

tetradic

#494FCB #CB4990 #CBC549 #49CB84

square

#494FCB #CB4990 #CBC549 #49CB84

split-complementary

#494FCB #CB8449 #90CB49

monochromatic

#222677 #3035A7 #494FCB #797DD9 #A8ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#494FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#494FCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FCB

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FCB	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.189 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a80dc',
    500: '#494fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fcb;
$custom-light: #8a80dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.231,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49826,
    "c": 0.18856,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FCB

secondary

#D4D19C

accent

#D849DF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FCB

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

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