#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
RGBrgb(73, 69, 153)
HSLhsl(243, 38%, 44%)
HSVhsv(243, 55%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(52.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LABlab(33.92, 25.66, -45.65)
CIE-LCHlch(33.92, 52.37, 299.34°)
OKLaboklab(44.07% 0.0267 -0.1304)
OKLCHoklch(44.07% 0.133 281.6)
XYZxyz(10.6238, 7.9720, 31.1098)
Luminance0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##4945991.008.092.598.09
#FFFFFF8.091.0021.001.00
#0000002.5921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF8.091.0021.001.00

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

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#494599 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva