#494CA8#494CA8

#494CA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.145 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA8
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 168)
HSL	hsl(238, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 54.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.77, 26.14, -50.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.77, 56.50, 297.56°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.0196 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.145 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.3977, 9.4117, 38.2015)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA8 #A8A549

analogous

#497CA8 #494CA8 #7549A8

triadic

#494CA8 #A8494C #4CA849

tetradic

#494CA8 #A8497C #A8A549 #49A875

square

#494CA8 #A8497C #A8A549 #49A875

split-complementary

#494CA8 #A87549 #7CA849

monochromatic

#242553 #36397D #494CA8 #6E71C0 #999BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#494CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#494CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA8

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA8	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125AAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.145 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec2',
    500: '#494ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca8;
$custom-light: #847ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.105,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46523,
    "c": 0.14471,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA8

secondary

#BFBD8E

accent

#CC58CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA8

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

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