#494BA5#494BA5

#494BA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.142 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BA5
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 165)
HSL	hsl(239, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 54.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, 25.78, -49.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 55.41, 297.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.11% 0.0205 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(46.11% 0.142 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0531, 9.1644, 36.7238)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494BA5 #A5A349

analogous

#4979A5 #494BA5 #7549A5

triadic

#494BA5 #A5494B #4BA549

tetradic

#494BA5 #A54979 #A5A349 #49A575

square

#494BA5 #A54979 #A5A349 #49A575

split-complementary

#494BA5 #A57549 #79A549

monochromatic

#232450 #36387B #494BA5 #6D6FBE #9799D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#494BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#494BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BA5

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BA5	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1459A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.142 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847dc0',
    500: '#494ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ba5;
$custom-light: #847dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.696,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46108,
    "c": 0.14183,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BA5

secondary

#BDBC8D

accent

#CC59CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BA5

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

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