#494A97#494A97

#494A97 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.123 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494A97
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 151)
HSL	hsl(239, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(239, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 51%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.10, 21.78, -42.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.10, 47.80, 297.10°)
OKLab	oklab(44.91% 0.0207 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(44.91% 0.123 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.7806, 8.5478, 30.3540)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494A97 #979649

analogous

#497197 #494A97 #6F4997

triadic

#494A97 #97494A #4A9749

tetradic

#494A97 #974971 #979649 #49976F

square

#494A97 #974971 #979649 #49976F

split-complementary

#494A97 #976F49 #719749

monochromatic

#212244 #35366E #494A97 #6768B6 #9191CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#494A97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#494A97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494A97

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494A97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494A97	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25569A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494a97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.123 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817cb6',
    500: '#494a97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494a97;
$custom-light: #817cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494a97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.231,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44907,
    "c": 0.12299,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494A97

secondary

#B6B586

accent

#C95DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494A97

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

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