#494B99#494B99

#494B99 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.124 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494B99
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 153)
HSL	hsl(239, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(239, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 51%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.49, 21.79, -43.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.49, 48.32, 296.81°)
OKLab	oklab(45.25% 0.0196 -0.1229)
OKLCH	oklch(45.25% 0.124 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0117, 8.7479, 31.2391)
Luminance	0.0875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494B99 #999749

analogous

#497399 #494B99 #6F4999

triadic

#494B99 #99494B #4B9949

tetradic

#494B99 #994973 #999749 #49996F

square

#494B99 #994973 #999749 #49996F

split-complementary

#494B99 #996F49 #739949

monochromatic

#212246 #353770 #494B99 #686AB7 #9293CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#494B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#494B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494B99

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494B99	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26579C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5097

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285C6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.124 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827db7',
    500: '#494b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494b99;
$custom-light: #827db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45246,
    "c": 0.12449,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494B99

secondary

#B7B687

accent

#C95CCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494B99

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

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