#494DA3#494DA3

#494DA3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.136 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DA3
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 163)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 52.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 23.82, -47.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 52.90, 296.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.0182 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.136 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0103, 9.3678, 35.8185)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DA3 #A39F49

analogous

#497AA3 #494DA3 #7249A3

triadic

#494DA3 #A3494D #4DA349

tetradic

#494DA3 #A3497A #A39F49 #49A372

square

#494DA3 #A3497A #A39F49 #49A372

split-complementary

#494DA3 #A37249 #7AA349

monochromatic

#23254E #363979 #494DA3 #6C70BD #9699D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#494DA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#494DA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DA3

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DA3	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5AA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F53A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6070

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494da3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.136 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebf',
    500: '#494da3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494da3;
$custom-light: #837ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494da3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.333,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46352,
    "c": 0.1362,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DA3

secondary

#BCBA8C

accent

#C95ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DA3

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

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