#494BA7#494BA7

#494BA7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.145 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BA7
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 167)
HSL	hsl(239, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 55.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.44, 26.44, -50.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.44, 56.58, 297.87°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% 0.0206 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.145 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2366, 9.2378, 37.6900)
Luminance	0.0924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494BA7 #A7A549

analogous

#497AA7 #494BA7 #7649A7

triadic

#494BA7 #A7494B #4BA749

tetradic

#494BA7 #A7497A #A7A549 #49A776

square

#494BA7 #A7497A #A7A549 #49A776

split-complementary

#494BA7 #A77649 #7AA749

monochromatic

#242552 #36387C #494BA7 #6E6FBF #989AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#494BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#494BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BA7

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BA7	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#105AAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.145 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847dc2',
    500: '#494ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ba7;
$custom-light: #847dc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.723,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46256,
    "c": 0.14466,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BA7

secondary

#BEBD8D

accent

#CD59CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BA7

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

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