#494397#494397

#494397 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.133 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494397
RGB	rgb(73, 67, 151)
HSL	hsl(244, 39%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(244, 56%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 55.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.27, 26.29, -45.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.27, 52.54, 300.03°)
OKLab	oklab(43.54% 0.029 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(43.54% 0.133 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3390, 7.6646, 30.2068)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.67

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494397 #919743

analogous

#436797 #494397 #734397

triadic

#494397 #974943 #439749

tetradic

#494397 #974367 #919743 #439773

square

#494397 #974367 #919743 #439773

split-complementary

#494397 #977343 #679743

monochromatic

#201D42 #35306D #494397 #655FB8 #8E8ACB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#494397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#494397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494397

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494397	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#12519A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#074B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5666

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 67, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.133 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8277b6',
    500: '#494397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494397;
$custom-light: #8277b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.286,
    "s": 38.532,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43541,
    "c": 0.13312,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07665
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494397

secondary

#B2B680

accent

#CE59C6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0811

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494397

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

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