#494CA7#494CA7

#494CA7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.143 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA7
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 167)
HSL	hsl(238, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 54.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.70, 25.80, -49.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.70, 55.91, 297.48°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% 0.0195 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.143 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3049, 9.3745, 37.7128)
Luminance	0.0938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA7 #A7A449

analogous

#497BA7 #494CA7 #7549A7

triadic

#494CA7 #A7494C #4CA749

tetradic

#494CA7 #A7497B #A7A449 #49A775

square

#494CA7 #A7497B #A7A449 #49A775

split-complementary

#494CA7 #A77549 #7BA749

monochromatic

#242552 #36397C #494CA7 #6E70BF #989AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#494CA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#494CA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA7

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA7	1.00	7.30	2.87	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145AAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.143 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec2',
    500: '#494ca7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca7;
$custom-light: #847ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.085,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46449,
    "c": 0.14329,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA7

secondary

#BEBD8D

accent

#CB59CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0B0912

muted

#7C7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA7

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

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