#494AA5#494AA5

#494AA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.143 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AA5
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 165)
HSL	hsl(239, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 55.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, 26.42, -49.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 56.07, 298.11°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.0216 -0.1416)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.143 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.9858, 9.0299, 36.7014)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AA5 #A5A449

analogous

#4978A5 #494AA5 #7649A5

triadic

#494AA5 #A5494A #4AA549

tetradic

#494AA5 #A54978 #A5A449 #49A576

square

#494AA5 #A54978 #A5A449 #49A576

split-complementary

#494AA5 #A57649 #78A549

monochromatic

#232450 #36377B #494AA5 #6D6EBE #9798D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#494AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#494AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AA5

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AA5	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1059A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B5F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.143 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847cc0',
    500: '#494aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aa5;
$custom-light: #847cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.348,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45916,
    "c": 0.14321,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AA5

secondary

#BDBD8D

accent

#CD59CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AA5

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

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