#494CA3#494CA3

#494CA3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.138 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA3
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 163)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 53.4%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.42, 24.47, -47.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.42, 53.57, 297.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.0193 -0.1362)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.138 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.9409, 9.2289, 35.7954)
Luminance	0.0923 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA3 #A3A049

analogous

#4979A3 #494CA3 #7349A3

triadic

#494CA3 #A3494C #4CA349

tetradic

#494CA3 #A34979 #A3A049 #49A373

square

#494CA3 #A34979 #A3A049 #49A373

split-complementary

#494CA3 #A37349 #79A349

monochromatic

#23254E #363879 #494CA3 #6C6FBD #9698D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#494CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#494CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA3

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA3	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B59A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A52A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.138 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebf',
    500: '#494ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca3;
$custom-light: #837ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46156,
    "c": 0.13759,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA3

secondary

#BCBB8C

accent

#CA5ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA3

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

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