#494FAF#494FAF

#494FAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.151 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FAF
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 175)
HSL	hsl(236, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(236, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 54.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 26.57, -52.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 58.58, 296.98°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0167 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.151 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2790, 10.1026, 41.7994)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FAF #AFA949

analogous

#4982AF #494FAF #7649AF

triadic

#494FAF #AF494F #4FAF49

tetradic

#494FAF #AF4982 #AFA949 #49AF76

square

#494FAF #AF4982 #AFA949 #49AF76

split-complementary

#494FAF #AF7649 #82AF49

monochromatic

#252859 #373C84 #494FAF #7176C4 #9CA0D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#494FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#494FAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FAF

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FAF	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F5EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#036577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.151 276.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47621,
    "c": 0.15053,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FAF

secondary

#C2C091

accent

#CA57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FAF

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

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