#494CAA#494CAA

#494CAA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.148 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CAA
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 170)
HSL	hsl(238, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 55.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.91, 26.81, -51.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.91, 57.66, 297.71°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.0196 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.148 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.5855, 9.4868, 39.1903)
Luminance	0.0949 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CAA #AAA749

analogous

#497DAA #494CAA #7649AA

triadic

#494CAA #AA494C #4CAA49

tetradic

#494CAA #AA497D #AAA749 #49AA76

square

#494CAA #AA497D #AAA749 #49AA76

split-complementary

#494CAA #AA7649 #7DAA49

monochromatic

#242654 #37397F #494CAA #6F72C1 #9A9CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#494CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#494CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CAA

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CAA	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D5BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#126273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.148 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec4',
    500: '#494caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494caa;
$custom-light: #847ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.144,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46672,
    "c": 0.14753,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CAA

secondary

#C0BE8F

accent

#CC58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CAA

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

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