#494D8D#494D8D

#494D8D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.104 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494D8D
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 141)
HSL	hsl(236, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(236, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 45.4%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.30, 16.57, -36.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.30, 39.77, 294.62°)
OKLab	oklab(44.86% 0.0156 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(44.86% 0.104 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.2078, 8.6468, 26.3253)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494D8D #8D8949

analogous

#496F8D #494D8D #67498D

triadic

#494D8D #8D494D #4D8D49

tetradic

#494D8D #8D496F #8D8949 #498D67

square

#494D8D #8D496F #8D8949 #498D67

split-complementary

#494D8D #8D6749 #6F8D49

monochromatic

#1F213C #343765 #494D8D #6469AF #8D90C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#494D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#494D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494D8D

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494D8D	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#33568F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E508C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315A66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.104 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807eaf',
    500: '#494d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494d8d;
$custom-light: #807eaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44856,
    "c": 0.10363,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08647
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494D8D

secondary

#B0AD82

accent

#C260C8

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #494D8D

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

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