#494B97#494B97

#494B97 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.122 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494B97
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 50.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 21.13, -42.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 47.13, 296.64°)
OKLab	oklab(45.11% 0.0194 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(45.11% 0.122 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.8479, 8.6824, 30.3764)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494B97 #979549

analogous

#497297 #494B97 #6E4997

triadic

#494B97 #97494B #4B9749

tetradic

#494B97 #974972 #979549 #49976E

square

#494B97 #974972 #979549 #49976E

split-complementary

#494B97 #976E49 #729749

monochromatic

#212244 #35376E #494B97 #6769B6 #9192CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#494B97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#494B97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494B97

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494B97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494B97	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28569A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494b97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.122 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817db6',
    500: '#494b97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494b97;
$custom-light: #817db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494b97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.462,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45108,
    "c": 0.12154,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08683
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494B97

secondary

#B6B486

accent

#C85DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494B97

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

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