#494CA6#494CA6

#494CA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.142 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA6
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 166)
HSL	hsl(238, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 54.2%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, 25.47, -49.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 55.33, 297.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.38% 0.0195 -0.1405)
OKLCH	oklch(46.38% 0.142 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.2128, 9.3377, 37.2278)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA6 #A6A349

analogous

#497AA6 #494CA6 #7549A6

triadic

#494CA6 #A6494C #4CA649

tetradic

#494CA6 #A6497A #A6A349 #49A675

square

#494CA6 #A6497A #A6A349 #49A675

split-complementary

#494CA6 #A67549 #7AA649

monochromatic

#242551 #36397B #494CA6 #6D70BF #989AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#494CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#494CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA6

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA6	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165AA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.142 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec1',
    500: '#494ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca6;
$custom-light: #847ec1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.065,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46375,
    "c": 0.14187,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA6

secondary

#BEBC8D

accent

#CB59CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA6

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

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