#494D97#494D97

#494D97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.119 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494D97
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 151)
HSL	hsl(237, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 49%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.90, 19.84, -41.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.90, 45.78, 295.68°)
OKLab	oklab(45.51% 0.017 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(45.51% 0.119 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.9857, 8.9579, 30.4223)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494D97 #979349

analogous

#497497 #494D97 #6C4997

triadic

#494D97 #97494D #4D9749

tetradic

#494D97 #974974 #979349 #49976C

square

#494D97 #974974 #979349 #49976C

split-complementary

#494D97 #976C49 #749749

monochromatic

#212344 #35386E #494D97 #676BB6 #9194CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#494D97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#494D97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494D97

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494D97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494D97	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C589A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245195

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295D6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494d97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.119 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817eb6',
    500: '#494d97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494d97;
$custom-light: #817eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494d97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.923,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45514,
    "c": 0.11866,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494D97

secondary

#B6B386

accent

#C55DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494D97

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

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