#494EA1#494EA1

#494EA1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.132 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA1
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 161)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.81, 22.51, -45.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.81, 51.05, 296.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.0169 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.132 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9030, 9.4377, 34.9057)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA1 #A19C49

analogous

#497AA1 #494EA1 #7049A1

triadic

#494EA1 #A1494E #4EA149

tetradic

#494EA1 #A1497A #A19C49 #49A170

square

#494EA1 #A1497A #A19C49 #49A170

split-complementary

#494EA1 #A17049 #7AA149

monochromatic

#23254D #363A77 #494EA1 #6B70BC #9599CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#494EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#494EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA1

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA1	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245AA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17539F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.132 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fbd',
    500: '#494ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea1;
$custom-light: #837fbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.591,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46408,
    "c": 0.13191,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA1

secondary

#BBB88B

accent

#C75ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA1

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

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