#494FA2#494FA2

#494FA2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.132 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FA2
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 162)
HSL	hsl(236, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 51.2%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 22.20, -45.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 50.98, 295.82°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.0158 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.132 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0632, 9.6163, 35.3959)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FA2 #A29C49

analogous

#497BA2 #494FA2 #6F49A2

triadic

#494FA2 #A2494F #4FA249

tetradic

#494FA2 #A2497B #A29C49 #49A26F

square

#494FA2 #A2497B #A29C49 #49A26F

split-complementary

#494FA2 #A26F49 #7BA249

monochromatic

#23264E #363A78 #494FA2 #6C71BD #969AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#494FA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#494FA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FA2

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FA2	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1854A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6271

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.132 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8380be',
    500: '#494fa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fa2;
$custom-light: #8380be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.955,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46678,
    "c": 0.13196,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FA2

secondary

#BCB88B

accent

#C65ACE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF7

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FA2

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

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