#494DA5#494DA5

#494DA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.139 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DA5
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 165)
HSL	hsl(237, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 53.3%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.82, 24.49, -48.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.82, 54.07, 296.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% 0.0183 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.139 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.1909, 9.4400, 36.7697)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DA5 #A5A149

analogous

#497BA5 #494DA5 #7349A5

triadic

#494DA5 #A5494D #4DA549

tetradic

#494DA5 #A5497B #A5A149 #49A573

square

#494DA5 #A5497B #A5A149 #49A573

split-complementary

#494DA5 #A57349 #7BA549

monochromatic

#232550 #36397B #494DA5 #6D70BE #979AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#494DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#494DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DA5

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DA5	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0853A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.139 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ec0',
    500: '#494da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494da5;
$custom-light: #837ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.391,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46497,
    "c": 0.13907,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09441
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DA5

secondary

#BDBB8D

accent

#C959CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DA5

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

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