#494EA6#494EA6

#494EA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.139 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA6
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 166)
HSL	hsl(237, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 53%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.15, 24.18, -48.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.15, 54.00, 296.61°)
OKLab	oklab(46.77% 0.0173 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(46.77% 0.139 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.3528, 9.6176, 37.2744)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA6 #A6A149

analogous

#497DA6 #494EA6 #7349A6

triadic

#494EA6 #A6494E #4EA649

tetradic

#494EA6 #A6497D #A6A149 #49A673

square

#494EA6 #A6497D #A6A149 #49A673

split-complementary

#494EA6 #A67349 #7DA649

monochromatic

#242651 #363A7B #494EA6 #6D72BF #989BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#494EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#494EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA6

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA6	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5BA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A54A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.139 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847fc1',
    500: '#494ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea6;
$custom-light: #847fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.774,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46765,
    "c": 0.13911,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA6

secondary

#BEBB8D

accent

#C859CF

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA6

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

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