#494EA5#494EA5

#494EA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.138 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA5
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(237, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 23.85, -47.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 53.41, 296.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.69% 0.0172 -0.1366)
OKLCH	oklch(46.69% 0.138 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2614, 9.5810, 36.7932)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA5 #A5A049

analogous

#497CA5 #494EA5 #7249A5

triadic

#494EA5 #A5494E #4EA549

tetradic

#494EA5 #A5497C #A5A049 #49A572

square

#494EA5 #A5497C #A5A049 #49A572

split-complementary

#494EA5 #A57249 #7CA549

monochromatic

#232650 #363A7B #494EA5 #6D71BE #979AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#494EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#494EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA5

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA5	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5BA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E54A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.138 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fc0',
    500: '#494ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea5;
$custom-light: #837fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.739,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46693,
    "c": 0.13769,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA5

secondary

#BDBB8D

accent

#C859CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA5

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

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