#494FA4#494FA4

#494FA4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.135 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FA4
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 164)
HSL	hsl(236, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 51.8%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 22.87, -46.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 52.16, 296.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.016 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.135 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.2423, 9.6880, 36.3396)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FA4 #A49E49

analogous

#497DA4 #494FA4 #7149A4

triadic

#494FA4 #A4494F #4FA449

tetradic

#494FA4 #A4497D #A49E49 #49A471

square

#494FA4 #A4497D #A49E49 #49A471

split-complementary

#494FA4 #A47149 #7DA449

monochromatic

#23264F #363B7A #494FA4 #6C72BE #979BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#494FA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#494FA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FA4

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FA4	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225CA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1454A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.135 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8380bf',
    500: '#494fa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fa4;
$custom-light: #8380bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.044,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46819,
    "c": 0.13486,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FA4

secondary

#BDBA8C

accent

#C759CE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FA4

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

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