#49609B#49609B

#49609B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.099 H 266.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49609B
RGB	rgb(73, 96, 155)
HSL	hsl(223, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(223, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 8.96, -34.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 35.98, 284.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% -0.0056 -0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.099 266.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8450, 12.1479, 32.6719)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49609B #9B8449

analogous

#49899B #49609B #5B499B

triadic

#49609B #9B4960 #609B49

tetradic

#49609B #9B4989 #9B8449 #499B5B

square

#49609B #9B4989 #9B8449 #499B5B

split-complementary

#49609B #9B5B49 #899B49

monochromatic

#222C48 #354671 #49609B #697FB8 #93A3CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#49609B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#49609B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49609B

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49609B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49609B	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49669D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5E9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49609b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 96, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.099 266.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#818cb9',
    500: '#49609b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49609b;
$custom-light: #818cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49609b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.171,
    "s": 35.965,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49832,
    "c": 0.09864,
    "h": 266.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49609B

secondary

#B8AA88

accent

#AD5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #49609B

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

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