#494DAC#494DAC

#494DAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.149 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DAC
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 172)
HSL	hsl(238, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 55.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.30, 26.84, -51.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.30, 58.16, 297.48°)
OKLab	oklab(47.01% 0.0187 -0.1478)
OKLCH	oklch(47.01% 0.149 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8455, 9.7019, 40.2175)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.73

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DAC #ACA849

analogous

#497EAC #494DAC #7649AC

triadic

#494DAC #AC494D #4DAC49

tetradic

#494DAC #AC497E #ACA849 #49AC76

square

#494DAC #AC497E #ACA849 #49AC76

split-complementary

#494DAC #AC7649 #7EAC49

monochromatic

#252756 #373A81 #494DAC #7073C2 #9B9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#494DAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#494DAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DAC

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DAC	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C5CAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D6375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.149 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857ec5',
    500: '#494dac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dac;
$custom-light: #857ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.576,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47013,
    "c": 0.149,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DAC

secondary

#C1BF90

accent

#CB58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DAC

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

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