#494396#494396

#494396 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.132 H 282.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494396
RGB	rgb(73, 67, 150)
HSL	hsl(244, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(244, 55%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 55.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.20, 25.97, -44.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.20, 51.94, 299.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.47% 0.029 -0.1285)
OKLCH	oklch(43.47% 0.132 282.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.2582, 7.6322, 29.7809)
Luminance	0.0763 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.83

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494396 #909643

analogous

#436796 #494396 #724396

triadic

#494396 #964943 #439649

tetradic

#494396 #964367 #909643 #439672

square

#494396 #964367 #909643 #439672

split-complementary

#494396 #967243 #679643

monochromatic

#201D41 #34306C #494396 #655FB7 #8E89CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.31

#494396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#494396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494396

8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494396	1.00	8.31	2.53	8.31
#FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B4B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 67, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.132 282.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8277b5',
    500: '#494396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494396;
$custom-light: #8277b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.337,
    "s": 38.249,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43467,
    "c": 0.13168,
    "h": 282.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494396

secondary

#B1B57F

accent

#CE5AC6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494396

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

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