#494CAE#494CAE

#494CAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.153 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CAE
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 174)
HSL	hsl(238, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 56.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.19, 28.15, -52.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.19, 59.98, 297.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.97% 0.0198 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(46.97% 0.153 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9696, 9.6404, 41.2135)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CAE #AEAB49

analogous

#497EAE #494CAE #7849AE

triadic

#494CAE #AE494C #4CAE49

tetradic

#494CAE #AE497E #AEAB49 #49AE78

square

#494CAE #AE497E #AEAB49 #49AE78

split-complementary

#494CAE #AE7849 #7EAE49

monochromatic

#252658 #373983 #494CAE #7173C3 #9C9ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#494CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#494CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CAE

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CAE	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#086375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.153 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857ec7',
    500: '#494cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cae;
$custom-light: #857ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.218,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46974,
    "c": 0.15315,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CAE

secondary

#C2C091

accent

#CD57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CAE

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

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