#494AA6#494AA6

#494AA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.145 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AA6
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 166)
HSL	hsl(239, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 55.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.11, 26.75, -49.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.11, 56.66, 298.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.99% 0.0216 -0.143)
OKLCH	oklch(45.99% 0.145 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0772, 9.0664, 37.1826)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AA6 #A6A549

analogous

#4979A6 #494AA6 #7749A6

triadic

#494AA6 #A6494A #4AA649

tetradic

#494AA6 #A64979 #A6A549 #49A677

square

#494AA6 #A64979 #A6A549 #49A677

split-complementary

#494AA6 #A67749 #79A649

monochromatic

#242451 #36377B #494AA6 #6D6EBF #9898D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#494AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#494AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AA6

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AA6	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D59A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A5F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.145 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847cc1',
    500: '#494aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aa6;
$custom-light: #847cc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.355,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4599,
    "c": 0.14462,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AA6

secondary

#BEBD8D

accent

#CE59CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AA6

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

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