#494FAD#494FAD

#494FAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.148 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FAD
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 173)
HSL	hsl(236, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 54.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, 25.90, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 57.42, 296.81°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% 0.0166 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.148 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0840, 10.0246, 40.7725)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FAD #ADA749

analogous

#4981AD #494FAD #7549AD

triadic

#494FAD #AD494F #4FAD49

tetradic

#494FAD #AD4981 #ADA749 #49AD75

square

#494FAD #AD4981 #ADA749 #49AD75

split-complementary

#494FAD #AD7549 #81AD49

monochromatic

#252857 #373B82 #494FAD #7075C3 #9B9FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#494FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#494FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FAD

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FAD	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0A6576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.148 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8580c6',
    500: '#494fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fad;
$custom-light: #8580c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.4,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47472,
    "c": 0.14771,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FAD

secondary

#C1BE90

accent

#C957D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FAD

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

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