#494DA0#494DA0

#494DA0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.132 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DA0
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 160)
HSL	hsl(237, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 51.9%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.48, 22.82, -45.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.48, 51.13, 296.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.14% 0.0179 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(46.14% 0.132 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.7447, 9.2615, 34.4197)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DA0 #A09C49

analogous

#4978A0 #494DA0 #7049A0

triadic

#494DA0 #A0494D #4DA049

tetradic

#494DA0 #A04978 #A09C49 #49A070

square

#494DA0 #A04978 #A09C49 #49A070

split-complementary

#494DA0 #A07049 #78A049

monochromatic

#23254C #363976 #494DA0 #6B6FBB #9597CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#494DA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#494DA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DA0

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DA0	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2259A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#16529E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21606F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494da0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.132 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebd',
    500: '#494da0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494da0;
$custom-light: #837ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494da0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.241,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46138,
    "c": 0.13186,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DA0

secondary

#BBB88A

accent

#C85ACD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DA0

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

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