#494E86#494E86

#494E86 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.091 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E86
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 134)
HSL	hsl(235, 29%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 46%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 41.8%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.17, 13.67, -32.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.17, 34.85, 293.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.63% 0.0129 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(44.63% 0.091 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7738, 8.5860, 23.6919)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E86 #868149

analogous

#496C86 #494E86 #624986

triadic

#494E86 #86494E #4E8649

tetradic

#494E86 #86496C #868149 #498662

square

#494E86 #86496C #868149 #498662

split-complementary

#494E86 #866249 #6C8649

monochromatic

#1E2037 #33375E #494E86 #6268AA #8A8EBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#494E86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#494E86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E86

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E86	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395588

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355085

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355963

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.091 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7fa9',
    500: '#494e86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e86;
$custom-light: #7f7fa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.082,
    "s": 29.469,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44634,
    "c": 0.0914,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08586
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E86

secondary

#ABA880

accent

#BE62C6

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E86

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

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