#494E7C#494E7C

#494E7C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.076 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E7C
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 124)
HSL	hsl(234, 26%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(234, 41%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 37.1%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.64, 10.53, -26.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.64, 28.74, 291.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.0106 -0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.076 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.1091, 8.3201, 20.1909)
Luminance	0.0832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E7C #7C7749

analogous

#49677C #494E7C #5D497C

triadic

#494E7C #7C494E #4E7C49

tetradic

#494E7C #7C4967 #7C7749 #497C5D

square

#494E7C #7C4967 #7C7749 #497C5D

split-complementary

#494E7C #7C5D49 #677C49

monochromatic

#1C1E2F #323655 #494E7C #6167A2 #878CB8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#494E7C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#494E7C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E7C

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E7C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E7C	1.00	7.88	2.66	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F537E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B507B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A575F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e7c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.076 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7fa2',
    500: '#494e7c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e7c;
$custom-light: #7e7fa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e7c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.118,
    "s": 25.888,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4405,
    "c": 0.07573,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E7C

secondary

#A4A17C

accent

#B966C2

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF3

border

#C9C9CD

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E7C

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

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