#494FA0#494FA0

#494FA0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.129 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FA0
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 160)
HSL	hsl(236, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 50.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.01, 21.53, -44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.01, 49.80, 295.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.54% 0.0156 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(46.54% 0.129 277)
XYZ	xyz(11.8868, 9.5457, 34.4670)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FA0 #A09A49

analogous

#497AA0 #494FA0 #6E49A0

triadic

#494FA0 #A0494F #4FA049

tetradic

#494FA0 #A0497A #A09A49 #49A06E

square

#494FA0 #A0497A #A09A49 #49A06E

split-complementary

#494FA0 #A06E49 #7AA049

monochromatic

#23254C #363A76 #494FA0 #6B70BB #9599CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#494FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#494FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FA0

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FA0	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275BA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C549E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.129 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8380bd',
    500: '#494fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fa0;
$custom-light: #8380bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.862,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46538,
    "c": 0.12906,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.09546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FA0

secondary

#BBB78A

accent

#C55ACD

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FA0

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

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