#494DAB#494DAB

#494DAB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.148 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DAB
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 171)
HSL	hsl(238, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 55%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 26.51, -51.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 57.58, 297.41°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.0186 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.148 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7499, 9.6636, 39.7136)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.84

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DAB #ABA749

analogous

#497EAB #494DAB #7649AB

triadic

#494DAB #AB494D #4DAB49

tetradic

#494DAB #AB497E #ABA749 #49AB76

square

#494DAB #AB497E #ABA749 #49AB76

split-complementary

#494DAB #AB7649 #7EAB49

monochromatic

#242655 #373A80 #494DAB #6F73C2 #9A9DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#494DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#494DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DAB

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DAB	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F5CAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#106374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.148 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847ec5',
    500: '#494dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dab;
$custom-light: #847ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46938,
    "c": 0.14759,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DAB

secondary

#C0BE8F

accent

#CB58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DAB

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

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