#49599E#49599E

#49599E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.112 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49599E
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(229, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(229, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 14.42, -39.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 42.07, 290.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% 0.0035 -0.1122)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.112 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4896, 11.0290, 33.8118)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49599E #9E8E49

analogous

#49839E #49599E #63499E

triadic

#49599E #9E4959 #599E49

tetradic

#49599E #9E4983 #9E8E49 #499E63

square

#49599E #9E4983 #9E8E49 #499E63

split-complementary

#49599E #9E6349 #839E49

monochromatic

#222A4A #364174 #49599E #6A79BA #949FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#49599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#49599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49599E

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49599E	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C61A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.112 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8287bb',
    500: '#49599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49599e;
$custom-light: #8287bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.706,
    "s": 36.797,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48485,
    "c": 0.11229,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49599E

secondary

#BAB089

accent

#B75BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #49599E

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

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