#494FA8#494FA8

#494FA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.141 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FA8
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 168)
HSL	hsl(236, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(236, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 53%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.54, 24.21, -48.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.54, 54.50, 296.38°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% 0.0163 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.141 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.6093, 9.8347, 38.2720)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FA8 #A8A249

analogous

#497EA8 #494FA8 #7349A8

triadic

#494FA8 #A8494F #4FA849

tetradic

#494FA8 #A8497E #A8A249 #49A873

square

#494FA8 #A8497E #A8A249 #49A873

split-complementary

#494FA8 #A87349 #7EA849

monochromatic

#242753 #363B7D #494FA8 #6E73C0 #999CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#494FA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#494FA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FA8

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FA8	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5CAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0855A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156374

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.141 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8480c2',
    500: '#494fa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fa8;
$custom-light: #8480c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.211,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47106,
    "c": 0.14061,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FA8

secondary

#BFBC8E

accent

#C858CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FA8

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

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