#494E95#494E95

#494E95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.114 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E95
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 149)
HSL	hsl(236, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 47.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.05, 18.53, -39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.05, 43.92, 294.96°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.0155 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.114 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.8952, 9.0345, 29.5977)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E95 #959049

analogous

#497495 #494E95 #6A4995

triadic

#494E95 #95494E #4E9549

tetradic

#494E95 #954974 #959049 #49956A

square

#494E95 #954974 #959049 #49956A

split-complementary

#494E95 #956A49 #749549

monochromatic

#212343 #35386C #494E95 #676CB4 #9094C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#494E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#494E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E95

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E95	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285293

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B5D6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.114 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817fb4',
    500: '#494e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e95;
$custom-light: #817fb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.053,
    "s": 34.234,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45585,
    "c": 0.11424,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E95

secondary

#B4B185

accent

#C35DCA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E95

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

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