#494BA2#494BA2

#494BA2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.138 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BA2
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 162)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 53.7%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.09, 24.78, -47.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.09, 53.65, 297.51°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.0203 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.138 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.7833, 9.0565, 35.3026)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494BA2 #A2A049

analogous

#4977A2 #494BA2 #7349A2

triadic

#494BA2 #A2494B #4BA249

tetradic

#494BA2 #A24977 #A2A049 #49A273

square

#494BA2 #A24977 #A2A049 #49A273

split-complementary

#494BA2 #A27349 #77A249

monochromatic

#23244E #363778 #494BA2 #6C6DBD #9697D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#494BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#494BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BA2

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BA2	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A59A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0951A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.138 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837dbe',
    500: '#494ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ba2;
$custom-light: #837dbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.652,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45888,
    "c": 0.13754,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BA2

secondary

#BCBB8B

accent

#CB5ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BA2

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

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