#494C97#494C97

#494C97 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.120 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494C97
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 151)
HSL	hsl(238, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(238, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 49.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.63, 20.48, -41.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.63, 46.45, 296.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.31% 0.0182 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(45.31% 0.12 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.9163, 8.8191, 30.3992)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494C97 #979449

analogous

#497397 #494C97 #6D4997

triadic

#494C97 #97494C #4C9749

tetradic

#494C97 #974973 #979449 #49976D

square

#494C97 #974973 #979449 #49976D

split-complementary

#494C97 #976D49 #739749

monochromatic

#212244 #35376E #494C97 #676AB6 #9193CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#494C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#494C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494C97

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494C97	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A579A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5C6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.120 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817eb6',
    500: '#494c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494c97;
$custom-light: #817eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4531,
    "c": 0.1201,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494C97

secondary

#B6B486

accent

#C75DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494C97

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

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