#494DAD#494DAD

#494DAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.150 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DAD
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 173)
HSL	hsl(238, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(238, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 55.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 27.18, -52.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 58.74, 297.56°)
OKLab	oklab(47.09% 0.0187 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(47.09% 0.15 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9419, 9.7404, 40.7252)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.63

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DAD #ADA949

analogous

#497FAD #494DAD #7749AD

triadic

#494DAD #AD494D #4DAD49

tetradic

#494DAD #AD497F #ADA949 #49AD77

square

#494DAD #AD497F #ADA949 #49AD77

split-complementary

#494DAD #AD7749 #7FAD49

monochromatic

#252757 #373A82 #494DAD #7074C3 #9B9ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#494DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#494DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DAD

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DAD	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#095CB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0B6375

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.150 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857ec6',
    500: '#494dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dad;
$custom-light: #857ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.6,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47088,
    "c": 0.15041,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DAD

secondary

#C1BF90

accent

#CC57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DAD

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

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