#494EA7#494EA7

#494EA7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.141 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA7
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 167)
HSL	hsl(237, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 53.3%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.21, 24.52, -48.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.21, 54.58, 296.70°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.0173 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.141 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.4449, 9.6544, 37.7594)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA7 #A7A249

analogous

#497DA7 #494EA7 #7349A7

triadic

#494EA7 #A7494E #4EA749

tetradic

#494EA7 #A7497D #A7A249 #49A773

square

#494EA7 #A7497D #A7A249 #49A773

split-complementary

#494EA7 #A77349 #7DA749

monochromatic

#242652 #363A7C #494EA7 #6E72BF #989BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#494EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#494EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA7

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA7	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5CAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0654A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176273

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.141 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847fc2',
    500: '#494ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea7;
$custom-light: #847fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.809,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46838,
    "c": 0.14055,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09655
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA7

secondary

#BEBC8D

accent

#C959CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA7

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

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