#494FA9#494FA9

#494FA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.142 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FA9
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 169)
HSL	hsl(236, 40%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(236, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 53.3%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, 24.55, -49.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 55.09, 296.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.0164 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.142 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7028, 9.8721, 38.7646)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FA9 #A9A349

analogous

#497FA9 #494FA9 #7349A9

triadic

#494FA9 #A9494F #4FA949

tetradic

#494FA9 #A9497F #A9A349 #49A973

square

#494FA9 #A9497F #A9A349 #49A973

split-complementary

#494FA9 #A97349 #7FA949

monochromatic

#242754 #373B7E #494FA9 #6F74C1 #999DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#494FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#494FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FA9

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FA9	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B5DAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0455A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136474

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.142 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8480c3',
    500: '#494fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fa9;
$custom-light: #8480c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 39.669,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47179,
    "c": 0.14204,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09873
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FA9

secondary

#BFBC8E

accent

#C858D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FA9

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

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