#494FA1#494FA1

#494FA1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.131 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FA1
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 161)
HSL	hsl(236, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 50.9%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.08, 21.86, -45.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.08, 50.39, 295.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.0157 -0.1296)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.131 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.9746, 9.5809, 34.9296)
Luminance	0.0958 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FA1 #A19B49

analogous

#497BA1 #494FA1 #6F49A1

triadic

#494FA1 #A1494F #4FA149

tetradic

#494FA1 #A1497B #A19B49 #49A16F

square

#494FA1 #A1497B #A19B49 #49A16F

split-complementary

#494FA1 #A16F49 #7BA149

monochromatic

#23264D #363A77 #494FA1 #6B71BC #9599CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.20

#494FA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#494FA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FA1

7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FA1	1.00	7.20	2.92	7.20
#FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A549F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.131 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8380bd',
    500: '#494fa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fa1;
$custom-light: #8380bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.909,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46608,
    "c": 0.13051,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FA1

secondary

#BBB88B

accent

#C65ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FA1

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

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