#49599D#49599D

#49599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.111 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49599D
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(229, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(229, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.57, 14.08, -39.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.57, 41.48, 289.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.42% 0.0034 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(48.42% 0.111 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4039, 10.9947, 33.3603)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49599D #9D8D49

analogous

#49839D #49599D #63499D

triadic

#49599D #9D4959 #599D49

tetradic

#49599D #9D4983 #9D8D49 #499D63

square

#49599D #9D4983 #9D8D49 #499D63

split-complementary

#49599D #9D6349 #839D49

monochromatic

#222A49 #364173 #49599D #6A79BA #939ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#49599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#49599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49599D

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49599D	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226873

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.111 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8287ba',
    500: '#49599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49599d;
$custom-light: #8287ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.571,
    "s": 36.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48423,
    "c": 0.11079,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49599D

secondary

#B9B089

accent

#B75BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #49599D

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

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