#494F99#494F99

#494F99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.119 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494F99
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 153)
HSL	hsl(236, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(236, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 48.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 19.20, -41.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 45.64, 294.88°)
OKLab	oklab(46.06% 0.0148 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(46.06% 0.119 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.2916, 9.3077, 31.3324)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494F99 #999349

analogous

#497799 #494F99 #6B4999

triadic

#494F99 #99494F #4F9949

tetradic

#494F99 #994977 #999349 #49996B

square

#494F99 #994977 #999349 #49996B

split-complementary

#494F99 #996B49 #779949

monochromatic

#212446 #353A70 #494F99 #686EB7 #9296CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#494F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#494F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494F99

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494F99	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275F6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.119 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8180b7',
    500: '#494f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494f99;
$custom-light: #8180b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46059,
    "c": 0.11876,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494F99

secondary

#B7B387

accent

#C35CCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #494F99

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

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