#494AAC#494AAC

#494AAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.153 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AAC
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 172)
HSL	hsl(239, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 57%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.54, 28.75, -52.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.54, 60.15, 298.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% 0.0218 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.153 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6405, 9.2917, 40.1491)
Luminance	0.0929 (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

#494AAC #ACAB49

analogous

#497BAC #494AAC #7949AC

triadic

#494AAC #AC494A #4AAC49

tetradic

#494AAC #AC497B #ACAB49 #49AC79

square

#494AAC #AC497B #ACAB49 #49AC79

split-complementary

#494AAC #AC7949 #7BAC49

monochromatic

#252556 #373881 #494AAC #7071C2 #9B9BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#494AAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#494AAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AAC

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AAC	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F6173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.153 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857cc5',
    500: '#494aac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aac;
$custom-light: #857cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.394,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46445,
    "c": 0.15304,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AAC

secondary

#C1C090

accent

#CF58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AAC

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

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