#494DA1#494DA1

#494DA1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.133 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DA1
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 161)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 52.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.55, 23.15, -46.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.55, 51.72, 296.60°)
OKLab	oklab(46.21% 0.018 -0.1321)
OKLCH	oklch(46.21% 0.133 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.8325, 9.2967, 34.8822)
Luminance	0.0930 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DA1 #A19D49

analogous

#4979A1 #494DA1 #7149A1

triadic

#494DA1 #A1494D #4DA149

tetradic

#494DA1 #A14979 #A19D49 #49A171

square

#494DA1 #A14979 #A19D49 #49A171

split-complementary

#494DA1 #A17149 #79A149

monochromatic

#23254D #363977 #494DA1 #6B6FBC #9598CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#494DA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#494DA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DA1

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DA1	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#14539F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#20606F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494da1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.133 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebd',
    500: '#494da1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494da1;
$custom-light: #837ebd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494da1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.273,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46209,
    "c": 0.13331,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DA1

secondary

#BBB98B

accent

#C85ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DA1

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

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