#494DA4#494DA4

#494DA4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.138 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DA4
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 164)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 53%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.75, 24.16, -47.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.75, 53.49, 296.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.42% 0.0182 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(46.42% 0.138 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1002, 9.4038, 36.2922)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DA4 #A4A049

analogous

#497BA4 #494DA4 #7349A4

triadic

#494DA4 #A4494D #4DA449

tetradic

#494DA4 #A4497B #A4A049 #49A473

square

#494DA4 #A4497B #A4A049 #49A473

split-complementary

#494DA4 #A47349 #7BA449

monochromatic

#23254F #36397A #494DA4 #6C70BE #9799D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#494DA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#494DA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DA4

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DA4	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5AA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C53A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494da4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.138 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ebf',
    500: '#494da4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494da4;
$custom-light: #837ebf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494da4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.363,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46424,
    "c": 0.13763,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DA4

secondary

#BDBB8C

accent

#C959CE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DA4

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

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