#494F94#494F94

#494F94 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.7% C 0.111 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494F94
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 148)
HSL	hsl(235, 34%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 46.6%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.26, 17.55, -38.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.26, 42.65, 294.30°)
OKLab	oklab(45.73% 0.0141 -0.1104)
OKLCH	oklch(45.73% 0.111 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8873, 9.1459, 29.2029)
Luminance	0.0915 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494F94 #948E49

analogous

#497494 #494F94 #684994

triadic

#494F94 #94494F #4F9449

tetradic

#494F94 #944974 #948E49 #499468

square

#494F94 #944974 #948E49 #499468

split-complementary

#494F94 #946849 #749449

monochromatic

#212342 #35396B #494F94 #666DB4 #8F94C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.42

#494F94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#494F94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494F94

7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494F94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494F94	1.00	7.42	2.83	7.42
#FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#325897

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5292

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C5E6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494f94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.7% 0.111 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8180b4',
    500: '#494f94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494f94;
$custom-light: #8180b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494f94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.2,
    "s": 33.937,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45727,
    "c": 0.11129,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494F94

secondary

#B4B085

accent

#C15ECA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494F94

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

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