#494B95#494B95

#494B95 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.119 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494B95
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 149)
HSL	hsl(238, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 49.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.24, 20.47, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.24, 45.93, 296.47°)
OKLab	oklab(44.97% 0.0192 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(44.97% 0.119 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6869, 8.6179, 29.5282)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494B95 #959349

analogous

#497195 #494B95 #6D4995

triadic

#494B95 #95494B #4B9549

tetradic

#494B95 #954971 #959349 #49956D

square

#494B95 #954971 #959349 #49956D

split-complementary

#494B95 #956D49 #719549

monochromatic

#212243 #35366C #494B95 #6769B4 #9091C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#494B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#494B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494B95

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494B95	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#295698

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235093

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.119 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817db5',
    500: '#494b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494b95;
$custom-light: #817db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.421,
    "s": 34.234,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44971,
    "c": 0.11859,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494B95

secondary

#B4B385

accent

#C75DCA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494B95

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

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