#494DA9#494DA9

#494DA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.145 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DA9
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 169)
HSL	hsl(238, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 54.4%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.09, 25.83, -50.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.09, 56.42, 297.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% 0.0185 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.145 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.5607, 9.5879, 38.7172)
Luminance	0.0959 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DA9 #A9A549

analogous

#497DA9 #494DA9 #7549A9

triadic

#494DA9 #A9494D #4DA949

tetradic

#494DA9 #A9497D #A9A549 #49A975

square

#494DA9 #A9497D #A9A549 #49A975

split-complementary

#494DA9 #A97549 #7DA949

monochromatic

#242654 #373A7E #494DA9 #6F72C1 #999CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#494DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#494DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DA9

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DA9	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145BAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.145 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec3',
    500: '#494da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494da9;
$custom-light: #847ec3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.5,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4679,
    "c": 0.14476,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DA9

secondary

#BFBD8E

accent

#CB58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DA9

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

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