#494BA9#494BA9

#494BA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.147 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BA9
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 169)
HSL	hsl(239, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.58, 27.11, -50.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.58, 57.74, 298.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.0207 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.147 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4229, 9.3124, 38.6713)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494BA9 #A9A749

analogous

#497BA9 #494BA9 #7749A9

triadic

#494BA9 #A9494B #4BA949

tetradic

#494BA9 #A9497B #A9A749 #49A977

square

#494BA9 #A9497B #A9A749 #49A977

split-complementary

#494BA9 #A97749 #7BA949

monochromatic

#242554 #37387E #494BA9 #6F70C1 #999BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#494BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#494BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BA9

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BA9	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A5AAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.147 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847dc3',
    500: '#494ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ba9;
$custom-light: #847dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.75,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46406,
    "c": 0.14749,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BA9

secondary

#BFBE8E

accent

#CD58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BA9

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

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