#494AA2#494AA2

#494AA2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.139 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AA2
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 162)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 54.3%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.83, 25.42, -48.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.83, 54.31, 297.90°)
OKLab	oklab(45.69% 0.0215 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(45.69% 0.139 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.7160, 8.9219, 35.2802)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AA2 #A2A149

analogous

#4976A2 #494AA2 #7449A2

triadic

#494AA2 #A2494A #4AA249

tetradic

#494AA2 #A24976 #A2A149 #49A274

square

#494AA2 #A24976 #A2A149 #49A274

split-complementary

#494AA2 #A27449 #76A249

monochromatic

#23234E #363778 #494AA2 #6C6DBD #9696D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#494AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#494AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AA2

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AA2	1.00	7.54	2.78	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1658A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0351A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.139 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837cbe',
    500: '#494aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aa2;
$custom-light: #837cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.326,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45694,
    "c": 0.13894,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AA2

secondary

#BCBB8B

accent

#CD5ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AA2

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

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