#494CA0#494CA0

#494CA0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.133 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA0
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 160)
HSL	hsl(238, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 52.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.22, 23.47, -46.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.22, 51.80, 296.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.94% 0.0191 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(45.94% 0.133 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6753, 9.1227, 34.3965)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA0 #A09D49

analogous

#4977A0 #494CA0 #7149A0

triadic

#494CA0 #A0494C #4CA049

tetradic

#494CA0 #A04977 #A09D49 #49A071

square

#494CA0 #A04977 #A09D49 #49A071

split-complementary

#494CA0 #A07149 #77A049

monochromatic

#23244C #363876 #494CA0 #6B6EBB #9597CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#494CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#494CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA0

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA0	1.00	7.43	2.82	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2059A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#13529E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.133 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebd',
    500: '#494ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca0;
$custom-light: #837ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.931,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4594,
    "c": 0.13326,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA0

secondary

#BBB98A

accent

#C95ACD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA0

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

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