#494CA1#494CA1

#494CA1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.135 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA1
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 161)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 52.8%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.29, 23.80, -46.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.29, 52.39, 297.02°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0192 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.135 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.7631, 9.1578, 34.8591)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA1 #A19E49

analogous

#4978A1 #494CA1 #7249A1

triadic

#494CA1 #A1494C #4CA149

tetradic

#494CA1 #A14978 #A19E49 #49A172

square

#494CA1 #A14978 #A19E49 #49A172

split-complementary

#494CA1 #A17249 #78A149

monochromatic

#23244D #363877 #494CA1 #6B6EBC #9597CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#494CA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#494CA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA1

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA1	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E59A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11529F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.135 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebd',
    500: '#494ca1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca1;
$custom-light: #837ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.955,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46011,
    "c": 0.13471,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA1

secondary

#BBB98B

accent

#CA5ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA1

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

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