#494F86#494F86

#494F86 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.090 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494F86
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 134)
HSL	hsl(234, 29%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(234, 46%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 41%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.46, 13.02, -31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.46, 34.19, 292.38°)
OKLab	oklab(44.85% 0.0116 -0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(44.85% 0.09 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8454, 8.7292, 23.7158)
Luminance	0.0873 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494F86 #868049

analogous

#496D86 #494F86 #614986

triadic

#494F86 #86494F #4F8649

tetradic

#494F86 #86496D #868049 #498661

square

#494F86 #86496D #868049 #498661

split-complementary

#494F86 #866149 #6D8649

monochromatic

#1E2037 #33385E #494F86 #6269AA #8A8FBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.65

#494F86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#494F86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494F86

7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494F86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494F86	1.00	7.65	2.75	7.65
#FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5688

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365185

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494f86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.090 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f80a9',
    500: '#494f86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494f86;
$custom-light: #7f80a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494f86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.098,
    "s": 29.469,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4485,
    "c": 0.08992,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494F86

secondary

#ABA780

accent

#BC62C6

background

#F7F7FA

surface

#EEEEF4

border

#C9C9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #494F86

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →