#494ABA#494ABA

#494ABA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.172 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ABA
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 186)
HSL	hsl(239, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(239, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 60.2%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 33.44, -59.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 68.17, 299.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% 0.0217 -0.1708)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.172 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0565, 9.8581, 47.6069)
Luminance	0.0986 (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

#494ABA #BAB949

analogous

#4982BA #494ABA #8049BA

triadic

#494ABA #BA494A #4ABA49

tetradic

#494ABA #BA4982 #BAB949 #49BA80

square

#494ABA #BA4982 #BAB949 #49BA80

split-complementary

#494ABA #BA8049 #82BA49

monochromatic

#262663 #36378F #494ABA #7576CB #A2A2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#494ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#494ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ABA

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ABA	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.172 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877cd0',
    500: '#494aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494aba;
$custom-light: #877cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.469,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4755,
    "c": 0.17219,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ABA

secondary

#C8C896

accent

#D453D5

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ABA

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

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