#494FAE#494FAE

#494FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.149 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FAE
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 174)
HSL	hsl(236, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(236, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 54.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 26.24, -51.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 58.00, 296.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% 0.0166 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.149 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1812, 10.0635, 41.2840)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FAE #AEA849

analogous

#4981AE #494FAE #7549AE

triadic

#494FAE #AE494F #4FAE49

tetradic

#494FAE #AE4981 #AEA849 #49AE75

square

#494FAE #AE4981 #AEA849 #49AE75

split-complementary

#494FAE #AE7549 #81AE49

monochromatic

#252858 #373B83 #494FAE #7176C3 #9C9FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#494FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#494FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FAE

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FAE	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#115EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#076577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.149 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8580c7',
    500: '#494fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fae;
$custom-light: #8580c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.436,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47547,
    "c": 0.14912,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FAE

secondary

#C2BF91

accent

#CA57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FAE

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

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