#49557B#49557B

#49557B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.064 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49557B
RGB	rgb(73, 85, 123)
HSL	hsl(226, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(226, 41%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.64, 5.73, -23.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.64, 23.70, 283.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.58% 0.0003 -0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(45.58% 0.064 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.5702, 9.3431, 20.0342)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49557B #7B6F49

analogous

#496E7B #49557B #56497B

triadic

#49557B #7B4955 #557B49

tetradic

#49557B #7B496E #7B6F49 #497B56

square

#49557B #7B496E #7B6F49 #497B56

split-complementary

#49557B #7B5649 #6E7B49

monochromatic

#1B202E #323A55 #49557B #6070A1 #8792B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#49557B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#49557B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49557B

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49557B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49557B	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48587D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44547A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395D62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49557b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 85, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.064 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e84a1',
    500: '#49557b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49557b;
$custom-light: #7e84a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49557b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.6,
    "s": 25.51,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45576,
    "c": 0.06417,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49557B

secondary

#A49A7C

accent

#AC66C2

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #49557B

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

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