#494AA4#494AA4

#494AA4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.142 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AA4
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 164)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 54.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.97, 26.08, -48.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.97, 55.49, 298.04°)
OKLab	oklab(45.84% 0.0216 -0.1401)
OKLCH	oklch(45.84% 0.142 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8952, 8.9936, 36.2239)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AA4 #A4A349

analogous

#4978A4 #494AA4 #7649A4

triadic

#494AA4 #A4494A #4AA449

tetradic

#494AA4 #A44978 #A4A349 #49A476

square

#494AA4 #A44978 #A4A349 #49A476

split-complementary

#494AA4 #A47649 #78A449

monochromatic

#23244F #36377A #494AA4 #6C6DBE #9797D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#494AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#494AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AA4

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AA4	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1258A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.142 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837cc0',
    500: '#494aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aa4;
$custom-light: #837cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.341,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45841,
    "c": 0.14179,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08994
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AA4

secondary

#BDBC8C

accent

#CD59CE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AA4

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

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