#494499#494499

#494499 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.135 H 282.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494499
RGB	rgb(73, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(244, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(244, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.67, 26.30, -46.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.67, 53.04, 299.73°)
OKLab	oklab(43.88% 0.0279 -0.1316)
OKLCH	oklch(43.88% 0.135 282)
XYZ	xyz(10.5628, 7.8500, 31.0894)
Luminance	0.0785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.47

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494499 #949944

analogous

#446999 #494499 #734499

triadic

#494499 #994944 #449949

tetradic

#494499 #994469 #949944 #449973

square

#494499 #994469 #949944 #449973

split-complementary

#494499 #997344 #699944

monochromatic

#211E44 #35316F #494499 #6661B9 #8F8CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#494499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#494499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494499

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494499	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#11529C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#054C97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.135 282.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278b8',
    500: '#494499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494499;
$custom-light: #8278b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.529,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43879,
    "c": 0.13453,
    "h": 282
  },
  "luminance": 0.07851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494499

secondary

#B4B782

accent

#CE59C8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494499

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

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