#494EAE#494EAE

#494EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.150 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EAE
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(237, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(237, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 26.88, -52.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 58.66, 297.27°)
OKLab	oklab(47.35% 0.0177 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(47.35% 0.15 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1096, 9.9203, 41.2602)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EAE #AEA949

analogous

#4980AE #494EAE #7649AE

triadic

#494EAE #AE494E #4EAE49

tetradic

#494EAE #AE4980 #AEA949 #49AE76

square

#494EAE #AE4980 #AEA949 #49AE76

split-complementary

#494EAE #AE7649 #80AE49

monochromatic

#252758 #373B83 #494EAE #7175C3 #9C9FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#494EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#494EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EAE

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EAE	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C5DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#076476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.150 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857fc7',
    500: '#494eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eae;
$custom-light: #857fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.03,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47354,
    "c": 0.15046,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EAE

secondary

#C2BF91

accent

#CB57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EAE

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

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