#49599B#49599B

#49599B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.108 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49599B
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 155)
HSL	hsl(228, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 13.42, -38.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 40.30, 289.45°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% 0.003 -0.1078)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.108 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.2345, 10.9270, 32.4684)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49599B #9B8B49

analogous

#49829B #49599B #62499B

triadic

#49599B #9B4959 #599B49

tetradic

#49599B #9B4982 #9B8B49 #499B62

square

#49599B #9B4982 #9B8B49 #499B62

split-complementary

#49599B #9B6249 #829B49

monochromatic

#222948 #354171 #49599B #6978B8 #939ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#49599B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#49599B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49599B

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49599B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49599B	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E619E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#246772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49599b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.108 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187b9',
    500: '#49599b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49599b;
$custom-light: #8187b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49599b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.293,
    "s": 35.965,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48298,
    "c": 0.10781,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49599B

secondary

#B8AE88

accent

#B65CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #49599B

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

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