#494FAA#494FAA

#494FAA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.143 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FAA
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 170)
HSL	hsl(236, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 53.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.68, 24.89, -49.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.68, 55.67, 296.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.25% 0.0164 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(47.25% 0.143 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.7970, 9.9098, 39.2609)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FAA #AAA449

analogous

#497FAA #494FAA #7449AA

triadic

#494FAA #AA494F #4FAA49

tetradic

#494FAA #AA497F #AAA449 #49AA74

square

#494FAA #AA497F #AAA449 #49AA74

split-complementary

#494FAA #AA7449 #7FAA49

monochromatic

#242754 #373B7F #494FAA #6F74C1 #9A9DD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#494FAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#494FAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FAA

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FAA	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#116475

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494faa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.143 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8480c4',
    500: '#494faa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494faa;
$custom-light: #8480c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494faa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.289,
    "s": 39.918,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47252,
    "c": 0.14346,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FAA

secondary

#C0BD8F

accent

#C858D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FAA

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

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