#494696#494696
#494696 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.127 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494696 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 70, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 36%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 53%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.3%, 53.3%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.98, 24.04, -43.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.98, 49.91, 298.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.05% 0.0254 -0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.05% 0.127 281.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4412, 7.9982, 29.8419) |
| Luminance | 0.0800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 1.59
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.19
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.82
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.41
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 6.99
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494696 #939646
analogous
#466B96 #494696 #714696
triadic
#494696 #964946 #469649
tetradic
#494696 #96466B #939646 #469671
square
#494696 #96466B #939646 #469671
split-complementary
#494696 #967146 #6B9646
monochromatic
#201F43 #35336C #494696 #6663B6 #8F8DCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.08
#494696 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#494696 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494696
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494696 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494696 | 1.00 | 8.08 | 2.60 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D5399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#154D94
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B5867
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494696; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 70, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.127 281.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8279b5',
500: '#494696',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494696; $custom-light: #8279b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494696",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 70,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 242.25,
"s": 36.364,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44045,
"c": 0.12733,
"h": 281.5
},
"luminance": 0.07999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494696
secondary
#B3B583
accent
#CC5BC8
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#EFEDF6
border
#CAC8D0
text
#0B0911
muted
#7C7B80