#494697#494697

#494697 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.129 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494697
RGB	rgb(73, 70, 151)
HSL	hsl(242, 37%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(242, 54%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 53.6%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.05, 24.36, -44.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.05, 50.51, 298.84°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.0255 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.129 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.5220, 8.0306, 30.2678)
Luminance	0.0803 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494697 #949746

analogous

#466B97 #494697 #714697

triadic

#494697 #974946 #469749

tetradic

#494697 #97466B #949746 #469771

square

#494697 #97466B #949746 #469771

split-complementary

#494697 #977146 #6B9746

monochromatic

#211F43 #35336D #494697 #6663B7 #8F8DCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.06

#494697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#494697 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494697

8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494697	1.00	8.06	2.61	8.06
#FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B539A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#134D95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 70, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.129 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8279b6',
    500: '#494697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494697;
$custom-light: #8279b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 36.652,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44117,
    "c": 0.12878,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494697

secondary

#B4B683

accent

#CD5BC8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494697

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

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