#494EA8#494EA8

#494EA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.142 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA8
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 168)
HSL	hsl(237, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 53.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 24.86, -49.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 55.17, 296.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.91% 0.0174 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(46.91% 0.142 277)
XYZ	xyz(12.5377, 9.6915, 38.2482)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA8 #A8A349

analogous

#497EA8 #494EA8 #7449A8

triadic

#494EA8 #A8494E #4EA849

tetradic

#494EA8 #A8497E #A8A349 #49A874

square

#494EA8 #A8497E #A8A349 #49A874

split-complementary

#494EA8 #A87449 #7EA849

monochromatic

#242653 #363A7D #494EA8 #6E72C0 #999CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#494EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#494EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA8

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA8	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5CAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0354A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.142 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847fc2',
    500: '#494ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea8;
$custom-light: #847fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4691,
    "c": 0.14198,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.09692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA8

secondary

#BFBC8E

accent

#C958CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA8

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

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