#494EA4#494EA4

#494EA4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.136 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA4
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 164)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 52.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.01, 23.51, -47.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.01, 52.82, 296.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.62% 0.0171 -0.1352)
OKLCH	oklch(46.62% 0.136 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.1708, 9.5448, 36.3158)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA4 #A49F49

analogous

#497CA4 #494EA4 #7249A4

triadic

#494EA4 #A4494E #4EA449

tetradic

#494EA4 #A4497C #A49F49 #49A472

square

#494EA4 #A4497C #A49F49 #49A472

split-complementary

#494EA4 #A47249 #7CA449

monochromatic

#23264F #363A7A #494EA4 #6C71BE #979AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#494EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#494EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA4

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA4	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205BA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1153A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6171

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.136 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fbf',
    500: '#494ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea4;
$custom-light: #837fbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.703,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46621,
    "c": 0.13625,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA4

secondary

#BDBA8C

accent

#C859CE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA4

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

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