#494E97#494E97

#494E97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.117 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E97
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 151)
HSL	hsl(236, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.17, 19.19, -40.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.17, 45.11, 295.17°)
OKLab	oklab(45.72% 0.0158 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(45.72% 0.117 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.0562, 9.0990, 30.4458)
Luminance	0.0910 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E97 #979249

analogous

#497597 #494E97 #6B4997

triadic

#494E97 #97494E #4E9749

tetradic

#494E97 #974975 #979249 #49976B

square

#494E97 #974975 #979249 #49976B

split-complementary

#494E97 #976B49 #759749

monochromatic

#212344 #35396E #494E97 #676CB6 #9194CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#494E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#494E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E97

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E97	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E589A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295E6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.117 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817fb6',
    500: '#494e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e97;
$custom-light: #817fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.154,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45719,
    "c": 0.11722,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E97

secondary

#B6B386

accent

#C45DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E97

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

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