#494CA5#494CA5

#494CA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.140 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA5
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 165)
HSL	hsl(238, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 53.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.56, 25.13, -48.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.56, 54.74, 297.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% 0.0194 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.14 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1215, 9.3012, 36.7466)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA5 #A5A249

analogous

#497AA5 #494CA5 #7449A5

triadic

#494CA5 #A5494C #4CA549

tetradic

#494CA5 #A5497A #A5A249 #49A574

square

#494CA5 #A5497A #A5A249 #49A574

split-complementary

#494CA5 #A57449 #7AA549

monochromatic

#232550 #36387B #494CA5 #6D70BE #9799D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#494CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#494CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA5

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA5	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0352A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.140 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ec0',
    500: '#494ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca5;
$custom-light: #837ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.043,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46302,
    "c": 0.14045,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA5

secondary

#BDBC8D

accent

#CB59CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA5

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

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