#494D99#494D99

#494D99 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.122 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494D99
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 153)
HSL	hsl(237, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(237, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 49.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.03, 20.50, -42.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.03, 46.98, 295.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.65% 0.0172 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(45.65% 0.122 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1495, 9.0235, 31.2850)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494D99 #999549

analogous

#497599 #494D99 #6D4999

triadic

#494D99 #99494D #4D9949

tetradic

#494D99 #994975 #999549 #49996D

square

#494D99 #994975 #999549 #49996D

split-complementary

#494D99 #996D49 #759949

monochromatic

#212346 #353870 #494D99 #686CB7 #9294CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#494D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#494D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494D99

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494D99	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A589C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.122 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827eb7',
    500: '#494d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494d99;
$custom-light: #827eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4565,
    "c": 0.12162,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494D99

secondary

#B7B487

accent

#C65CCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494D99

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

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