#494AAF#494AAF

#494AAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.157 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AAF
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 175)
HSL	hsl(239, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 57.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.76, 29.76, -54.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.76, 61.88, 298.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.0218 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.157 278)
XYZ	xyz(12.9318, 9.4083, 41.6837)
Luminance	0.0941 (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

#494AAF #AFAE49

analogous

#497DAF #494AAF #7B49AF

triadic

#494AAF #AF494A #4AAF49

tetradic

#494AAF #AF497D #AFAE49 #49AF7B

square

#494AAF #AF497D #AFAE49 #49AF7B

split-complementary

#494AAF #AF7B49 #7DAF49

monochromatic

#252559 #373884 #494AAF #7172C4 #9C9DD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#494AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#494AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AAF

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AAF	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#066275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.157 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857cc8',
    500: '#494aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aaf;
$custom-light: #857cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.412,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46677,
    "c": 0.1572,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.09409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AAF

secondary

#C2C291

accent

#D057D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AAF

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

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