#494AA3#494AA3

#494AA3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.140 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AA3
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 163)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 54.6%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 25.75, -48.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 54.90, 297.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.77% 0.0215 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(45.77% 0.14 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8052, 8.9576, 35.7502)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AA3 #A3A249

analogous

#4977A3 #494AA3 #7549A3

triadic

#494AA3 #A3494A #4AA349

tetradic

#494AA3 #A34977 #A3A249 #49A375

square

#494AA3 #A34977 #A3A249 #49A375

split-complementary

#494AA3 #A37549 #77A349

monochromatic

#23244E #363779 #494AA3 #6C6DBD #9697D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#494AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#494AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AA3

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AA3	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1458A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E5E6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.140 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837cbf',
    500: '#494aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aa3;
$custom-light: #837cbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.333,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45767,
    "c": 0.14036,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08958
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AA3

secondary

#BCBC8C

accent

#CD5ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AA3

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

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