#494E89#494E89

#494E89 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.096 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E89
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 137)
HSL	hsl(235, 30%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(235, 47%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.34, 14.63, -33.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.34, 36.68, 293.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.82% 0.0135 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(44.82% 0.096 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.9860, 8.6709, 24.8095)
Luminance	0.0867 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E89 #898449

analogous

#496E89 #494E89 #644989

triadic

#494E89 #89494E #4E8949

tetradic

#494E89 #89496E #898449 #498964

square

#494E89 #89496E #898449 #498964

split-complementary

#494E89 #896449 #6E8949

monochromatic

#1E2139 #343761 #494E89 #6369AC #8B8FC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.68

#494E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#494E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E89

7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E89	1.00	7.68	2.73	7.68
#FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38568B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335188

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.096 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7fac',
    500: '#494e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e89;
$custom-light: #7f7fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.313,
    "s": 30.476,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44817,
    "c": 0.09603,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E89

secondary

#ADAA81

accent

#BF61C7

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E89

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

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