#494EA0#494EA0

#494EA0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.130 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA0
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 160)
HSL	hsl(237, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 51.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.75, 22.18, -45.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.75, 50.46, 296.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.34% 0.0168 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(46.34% 0.13 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.8152, 9.4026, 34.4432)
Luminance	0.0940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA0 #A09B49

analogous

#4979A0 #494EA0 #6F49A0

triadic

#494EA0 #A0494E #4EA049

tetradic

#494EA0 #A04979 #A09B49 #49A06F

square

#494EA0 #A04979 #A09B49 #49A06F

split-complementary

#494EA0 #A06F49 #79A049

monochromatic

#23254C #363A76 #494EA0 #6B6FBB #9598CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#494EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#494EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA0

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA0	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255AA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#19539E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#21606F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.130 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fbd',
    500: '#494ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea0;
$custom-light: #837fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.552,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46337,
    "c": 0.13045,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA0

secondary

#BBB88A

accent

#C75ACD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA0

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

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