#494CA2#494CA2

#494CA2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.136 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA2
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 162)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 53.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 24.13, -47.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 52.98, 297.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.0192 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.136 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.8516, 9.1932, 35.3254)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA2 #A29F49

analogous

#4978A2 #494CA2 #7249A2

triadic

#494CA2 #A2494C #4CA249

tetradic

#494CA2 #A24978 #A29F49 #49A272

square

#494CA2 #A24978 #A29F49 #49A272

split-complementary

#494CA2 #A27249 #78A249

monochromatic

#23244E #363878 #494CA2 #6C6EBD #9698D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#494CA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#494CA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA2

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA2	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D59A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E52A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F5F6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.136 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebe',
    500: '#494ca2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca2;
$custom-light: #837ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.978,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46083,
    "c": 0.13614,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA2

secondary

#BCBA8B

accent

#CA5ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA2

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

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