#494F97#494F97

#494F97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.116 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494F97
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 151)
HSL	hsl(235, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(235, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.45, 18.54, -40.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.45, 44.44, 294.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% 0.0146 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.116 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.1278, 9.2421, 30.4697)
Luminance	0.0924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494F97 #979149

analogous

#497697 #494F97 #6A4997

triadic

#494F97 #97494F #4F9749

tetradic

#494F97 #974976 #979149 #49976A

square

#494F97 #974976 #979149 #49976A

split-complementary

#494F97 #976A49 #769749

monochromatic

#212444 #35396E #494F97 #676DB6 #9195CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#494F97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#494F97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494F97

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494F97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494F97	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#30599A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#295F6B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494f97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.116 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8180b6',
    500: '#494f97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494f97;
$custom-light: #8180b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494f97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45925,
    "c": 0.11578,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09243
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494F97

secondary

#B6B286

accent

#C25DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494F97

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

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