#494C83#494C83

#494C83 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.090 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494C83
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 131)
HSL	hsl(237, 28%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(237, 44%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 42%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.44, 14.02, -31.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.44, 34.36, 294.08°)
OKLab	oklab(44.02% 0.0151 -0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(44.02% 0.09 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.4276, 8.2236, 22.5589)
Luminance	0.0822 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494C83 #838049

analogous

#496983 #494C83 #634983

triadic

#494C83 #83494C #4C8349

tetradic

#494C83 #834969 #838049 #498363

square

#494C83 #834969 #838049 #498363

split-complementary

#494C83 #836349 #698349

monochromatic

#1D1E34 #33355C #494C83 #6265A7 #898CBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.94

#494C83 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#494C83 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494C83

7.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494C83	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494C83	1.00	7.94	2.64	7.94
#FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385385

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#344F82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#365761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494c83;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.090 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7da7',
    500: '#494c83',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494c83;
$custom-light: #7f7da7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494c83",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.897,
    "s": 28.431,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44021,
    "c": 0.08974,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494C83

secondary

#A9A77F

accent

#C063C5

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #494C83

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

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