#494EA3#494EA3

#494EA3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.135 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA3
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 163)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 52.1%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 23.18, -46.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 52.23, 296.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.017 -0.1337)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.135 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0808, 9.5088, 35.8420)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA3 #A39E49

analogous

#497BA3 #494EA3 #7149A3

triadic

#494EA3 #A3494E #4EA349

tetradic

#494EA3 #A3497B #A39E49 #49A371

square

#494EA3 #A3497B #A39E49 #49A371

split-complementary

#494EA3 #A37149 #7BA349

monochromatic

#23264E #363A79 #494EA3 #6C71BD #969AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#494EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#494EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA3

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA3	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215BA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1353A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.135 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fbf',
    500: '#494ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea3;
$custom-light: #837fbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.667,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4655,
    "c": 0.1348,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0951
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA3

secondary

#BCBA8C

accent

#C85ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA3

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

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