#494E9C#494E9C

#494E9C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.125 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E9C
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 156)
HSL	hsl(236, 36%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(236, 53%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 50%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, 20.84, -43.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 48.09, 295.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% 0.0164 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.125 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.4709, 9.2648, 32.6299)
Luminance	0.0927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E9C #9C9749

analogous

#49779C #494E9C #6E499C

triadic

#494E9C #9C494E #4E9C49

tetradic

#494E9C #9C4977 #9C9749 #499C6E

square

#494E9C #9C4977 #9C9749 #499C6E

split-complementary

#494E9C #9C6E49 #779C49

monochromatic

#222449 #353972 #494E9C #696EB9 #9396CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#494E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#494E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E9C

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E9C	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#29599F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#20539A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#255F6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.125 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827fba',
    500: '#494e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e9c;
$custom-light: #827fba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.386,
    "s": 36.245,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46059,
    "c": 0.12461,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E9C

secondary

#B8B688

accent

#C55CCC

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E9C

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

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