#494EA9#494EA9

#494EA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.143 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EA9
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 169)
HSL	hsl(237, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(237, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 53.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, 25.19, -49.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 55.75, 296.86°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.0175 -0.1423)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.143 277)
XYZ	xyz(12.6312, 9.7289, 38.7407)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EA9 #A9A449

analogous

#497EA9 #494EA9 #7449A9

triadic

#494EA9 #A9494E #4EA949

tetradic

#494EA9 #A9497E #A9A449 #49A974

square

#494EA9 #A9497E #A9A449 #49A974

split-complementary

#494EA9 #A97449 #7EA949

monochromatic

#242754 #373A7E #494EA9 #6F73C1 #999CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#494EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#494EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EA9

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EA9	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185CAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#146374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.143 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847fc3',
    500: '#494ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ea9;
$custom-light: #847fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.875,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46984,
    "c": 0.14341,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.0973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EA9

secondary

#BFBD8E

accent

#C958D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EA9

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

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