#494597#494597
#494597 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.130 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494597 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 69, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(243, 37%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(243, 54%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.7%, 54.3%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.79, 25.01, -44.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.79, 51.18, 299.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.92% 0.0266 -0.1275) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.92% 0.13 281.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4600, 7.9065, 30.2471) |
| Luminance | 0.0791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 1.25
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.02
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.11
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.22
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.72
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494597 #939745
analogous
#456A97 #494597 #724597
triadic
#494597 #974945 #459749
tetradic
#494597 #97456A #939745 #459772
square
#494597 #97456A #939745 #459772
split-complementary
#494597 #977245 #6A9745
monochromatic
#201F43 #35326D #494597 #6662B7 #8F8CCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.14
#494597 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.58
#494597 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494597
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494597 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494597 | 1.00 | 8.14 | 2.58 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#18529A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#104D95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B5767
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494597; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.130 281.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8278b6',
500: '#494597',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494597; $custom-light: #8278b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494597",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 69,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.927,
"s": 37.273,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43924,
"c": 0.13022,
"h": 281.8
},
"luminance": 0.07907
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494597
secondary
#B3B682
accent
#CD5BC8
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#EFEDF6
border
#CAC8D0
text
#0B0911
muted
#7C7B80