#494591#494591

#494591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.121 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494591
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(243, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(243, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.39, 23.06, -41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.39, 47.61, 298.97°)
OKLab	oklab(43.49% 0.0262 -0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(43.49% 0.122 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.9851, 7.7165, 27.7459)
Luminance	0.0772 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494591 #8D9145

analogous

#456791 #494591 #6F4591

triadic

#494591 #914945 #459149

tetradic

#494591 #914567 #8D9145 #45916F

square

#494591 #914567 #8D9145 #45916F

split-complementary

#494591 #916F45 #679145

monochromatic

#1F1E3E #343168 #494591 #6460B3 #8D89C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.26

#494591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#494591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494591

8.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494591	1.00	8.26	2.54	8.26
#FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205194

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B4C8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5664

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.121 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8178b2',
    500: '#494591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494591;
$custom-light: #8178b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.158,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43494,
    "c": 0.1215,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494591

secondary

#B0B280

accent

#CC5CC6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494591

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

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