#494AAE#494AAE

#494AAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.156 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AAE
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 174)
HSL	hsl(239, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 57.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.69, 29.42, -53.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.69, 61.31, 298.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.0218 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.156 278)
XYZ	xyz(12.8340, 9.3691, 41.1683)
Luminance	0.0937 (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

#494AAE #AEAD49

analogous

#497CAE #494AAE #7A49AE

triadic

#494AAE #AE494A #4AAE49

tetradic

#494AAE #AE497C #AEAD49 #49AE7A

square

#494AAE #AE497C #AEAD49 #49AE7A

split-complementary

#494AAE #AE7A49 #7CAE49

monochromatic

#252558 #373883 #494AAE #7172C3 #9C9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#494AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#494AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AAE

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AAE	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#096275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.156 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857cc7',
    500: '#494aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aae;
$custom-light: #857cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.406,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46599,
    "c": 0.15581,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.0937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AAE

secondary

#C2C191

accent

#D057D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AAE

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

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