#494EAF#494EAF

#494EAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.152 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EAF
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 175)
HSL	hsl(237, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(237, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 55.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.77, 27.21, -52.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.77, 59.24, 297.35°)
OKLab	oklab(47.43% 0.0177 -0.1508)
OKLCH	oklch(47.43% 0.152 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2074, 9.9594, 41.7755)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EAF #AFAA49

analogous

#4981AF #494EAF #7749AF

triadic

#494EAF #AF494E #4EAF49

tetradic

#494EAF #AF4981 #AFAA49 #49AF77

square

#494EAF #AF4981 #AFAA49 #49AF77

split-complementary

#494EAF #AF7749 #81AF49

monochromatic

#252859 #373B84 #494EAF #7175C4 #9C9FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#494EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#494EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EAF

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EAF	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#085DB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#046577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.152 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857fc8',
    500: '#494eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494eaf;
$custom-light: #857fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.059,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47429,
    "c": 0.15187,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0996
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EAF

secondary

#C2C091

accent

#CB57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EAF

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

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