#494686#494686

#494686 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.104 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494686
RGB	rgb(73, 70, 134)
HSL	hsl(243, 31%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(243, 48%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 47.8%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.96, 18.88, -35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.96, 40.28, 297.95°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0237 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.104 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(9.2396, 7.5176, 23.5138)
Luminance	0.0752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494686 #838646

analogous

#466386 #494686 #694686

triadic

#494686 #864946 #468649

tetradic

#494686 #864663 #838646 #468669

square

#494686 #864663 #838646 #468669

split-complementary

#494686 #866946 #638646

monochromatic

#1D1C36 #33315E #494686 #625EAB #8986C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#494686 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#494686 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494686

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494686	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494686	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5088

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4B85

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#36535F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494686;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 70, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.104 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f79a9',
    500: '#494686',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494686;
$custom-light: #7f79a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494686",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.813,
    "s": 31.373,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42947,
    "c": 0.10358,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494686

secondary

#A9AB7C

accent

#C860C3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0A0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #494686

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

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