#494E99#494E99

#494E99 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.120 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E99
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(236, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, 19.85, -41.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 46.31, 295.38°)
OKLab	oklab(45.85% 0.016 -0.1191)
OKLCH	oklch(45.85% 0.12 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.2200, 9.1645, 31.3085)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E99 #999449

analogous

#497699 #494E99 #6C4999

triadic

#494E99 #99494E #4E9949

tetradic

#494E99 #994976 #999449 #49996C

square

#494E99 #994976 #999449 #49996C

split-complementary

#494E99 #996C49 #769949

monochromatic

#212446 #353970 #494E99 #686DB7 #9295CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#494E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#494E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E99

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E99	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245297

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.120 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827fb7',
    500: '#494e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e99;
$custom-light: #827fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45854,
    "c": 0.12018,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E99

secondary

#B7B487

accent

#C45CCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E99

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

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