#494DA8#494DA8

#494DA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.143 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DA8
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 168)
HSL	hsl(237, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 54.2%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.02, 25.50, -49.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.02, 55.83, 297.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.0185 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.143 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.4672, 9.5505, 38.2247)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DA8 #A8A449

analogous

#497CA8 #494DA8 #7549A8

triadic

#494DA8 #A8494D #4DA849

tetradic

#494DA8 #A8497C #A8A449 #49A875

square

#494DA8 #A8497C #A8A449 #49A875

split-complementary

#494DA8 #A87549 #7CA849

monochromatic

#242653 #36397D #494DA8 #6E72C0 #999BD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#494DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#494DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DA8

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DA8	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.143 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec2',
    500: '#494da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494da8;
$custom-light: #847ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.474,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46716,
    "c": 0.14334,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DA8

secondary

#BFBD8E

accent

#CA58CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DA8

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

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