#494EA2#494EA2

#494EA2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.133 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA2
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 162)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 51.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 22.84, -46.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 51.64, 296.25°)
OKLab	oklab(46.48% 0.017 -0.1323)
OKLCH	oklch(46.48% 0.133 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.9916, 9.4731, 35.3720)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA2 #A29D49

analogous

#497AA2 #494EA2 #7049A2

triadic

#494EA2 #A2494E #4EA249

tetradic

#494EA2 #A2497A #A29D49 #49A270

square

#494EA2 #A2497A #A29D49 #49A270

split-complementary

#494EA2 #A27049 #7AA249

monochromatic

#23254E #363A78 #494EA2 #6C70BD #9699D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#494EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#494EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA2

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA2	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225AA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1553A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.133 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fbe',
    500: '#494ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea2;
$custom-light: #837fbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.629,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46478,
    "c": 0.13336,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA2

secondary

#BCB98B

accent

#C75ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA2

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

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