#494AA9#494AA9

#494AA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.149 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AA9
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 169)
HSL	hsl(239, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 56.2%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.32, 27.75, -51.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.32, 58.41, 298.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.0217 -0.1472)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.149 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3556, 9.1778, 38.6488)
Luminance	0.0918 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AA9 #A9A849

analogous

#497AA9 #494AA9 #7849A9

triadic

#494AA9 #A9494A #4AA949

tetradic

#494AA9 #A9497A #A9A849 #49A978

square

#494AA9 #A9497A #A9A849 #49A978

split-complementary

#494AA9 #A97849 #7AA949

monochromatic

#242554 #37377E #494AA9 #6F6FC1 #999AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#494AA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#494AA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AA9

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AA9	1.00	7.41	2.84	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0359AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.149 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847cc3',
    500: '#494aa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aa9;
$custom-light: #847cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.375,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46216,
    "c": 0.14884,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AA9

secondary

#BFBF8E

accent

#CE58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AA9

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

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