#494599#494599

#494599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.133 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494599
RGB	rgb(73, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(243, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(243, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.92, 25.66, -45.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.92, 52.37, 299.34°)
OKLab	oklab(44.07% 0.0267 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(44.07% 0.133 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.6238, 7.9720, 31.1098)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.61

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494599 #959945

analogous

#456B99 #494599 #734599

triadic

#494599 #994945 #459949

tetradic

#494599 #99456B #959945 #459973

square

#494599 #99456B #959945 #459973

split-complementary

#494599 #997345 #6B9945

monochromatic

#211F45 #35326F #494599 #6763B9 #908DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#494599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#494599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494599

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494599	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#15539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A4D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.133 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278b8',
    500: '#494599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494599;
$custom-light: #8278b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.857,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4407,
    "c": 0.1331,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494599

secondary

#B4B783

accent

#CE5AC8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494599

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

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