#49539B#49539B

#49539B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.116 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49539B
RGB	rgb(73, 83, 155)
HSL	hsl(233, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(233, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 46.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 17.28, -40.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 44.18, 293.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.0103 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.116 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.7554, 9.9688, 32.3087)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49539B #9B9149

analogous

#497C9B #49539B #68499B

triadic

#49539B #9B4953 #539B49

tetradic

#49539B #9B497C #9B9149 #499B68

square

#49539B #9B497C #9B9149 #499B68

split-complementary

#49539B #9B6849 #7C9B49

monochromatic

#222648 #353D71 #49539B #6973B8 #939ACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#49539B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#49539B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49539B

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49539B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49539B	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345C9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#25636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49539b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 83, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.116 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8283b9',
    500: '#49539b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49539b;
$custom-light: #8283b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49539b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.683,
    "s": 35.965,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47022,
    "c": 0.11608,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49539B

secondary

#B8B288

accent

#BE5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #49539B

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

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