#494AA8#494AA8

#494AA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.147 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AA8
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 168)
HSL	hsl(239, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 56%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.25, 27.42, -50.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.25, 57.83, 298.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.0217 -0.1458)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.147 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.2621, 9.1404, 38.1563)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AA8 #A8A749

analogous

#497AA8 #494AA8 #7749A8

triadic

#494AA8 #A8494A #4AA849

tetradic

#494AA8 #A8497A #A8A749 #49A877

square

#494AA8 #A8497A #A8A749 #49A877

split-complementary

#494AA8 #A87749 #7AA849

monochromatic

#242453 #36377D #494AA8 #6E6FC0 #9999D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#494AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#494AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AA8

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AA8	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0759AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.147 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847cc2',
    500: '#494aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aa8;
$custom-light: #847cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.368,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46141,
    "c": 0.14744,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AA8

secondary

#BFBE8E

accent

#CE58CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AA8

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

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