#494CA9#494CA9

#494CA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.146 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CA9
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 169)
HSL	hsl(238, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 55%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.84, 26.47, -50.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.84, 57.08, 297.63°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.0196 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.146 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.4913, 9.4491, 38.6940)
Luminance	0.0945 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CA9 #A9A649

analogous

#497CA9 #494CA9 #7649A9

triadic

#494CA9 #A9494C #4CA949

tetradic

#494CA9 #A9497C #A9A649 #49A976

square

#494CA9 #A9497C #A9A649 #49A976

split-complementary

#494CA9 #A97649 #7CA949

monochromatic

#242654 #37397E #494CA9 #6F71C1 #999BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#494CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#494CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CA9

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CA9	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F5BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.146 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec3',
    500: '#494ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ca9;
$custom-light: #847ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.125,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46597,
    "c": 0.14613,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CA9

secondary

#BFBE8E

accent

#CC58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CA9

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

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