#494CA4#494CA4

#494CA4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.139 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA4
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 164)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 53.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, 24.80, -48.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 54.15, 297.26°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.0193 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.139 278)
XYZ	xyz(12.0308, 9.2649, 36.2691)
Luminance	0.0927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA4 #A4A149

analogous

#497AA4 #494CA4 #7449A4

triadic

#494CA4 #A4494C #4CA449

tetradic

#494CA4 #A4497A #A4A149 #49A474

square

#494CA4 #A4497A #A4A149 #49A474

split-complementary

#494CA4 #A47449 #7AA449

monochromatic

#23254F #36387A #494CA4 #6C6FBE #9799D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#494CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#494CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA4

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA4	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0752A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.139 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ec0',
    500: '#494ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca4;
$custom-light: #837ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.022,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46228,
    "c": 0.13901,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.09266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA4

secondary

#BDBB8C

accent

#CA59CE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA4

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

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