#494AC2#494AC2

#494AC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.183 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AC2
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 194)
HSL	hsl(240, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(240, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 61.9%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 36.11, -63.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 72.68, 299.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.0214 -0.1816)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.183 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.9309, 10.2079, 52.2120)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AC2 #C2C149

analogous

#4987C2 #494AC2 #8449C2

triadic

#494AC2 #C2494A #4AC249

tetradic

#494AC2 #C24987 #C2C149 #49C284

square

#494AC2 #C24987 #C2C149 #49C284

split-complementary

#494AC2 #C28449 #87C249

monochromatic

#24256C #34359A #494AC2 #7778D1 #A5A5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#494AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#494AC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AC2

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AC2	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.183 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dd5',
    500: '#494ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ac2;
$custom-light: #897dd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.504,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48207,
    "c": 0.18284,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AC2

secondary

#CECD99

accent

#D84ED9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AC2

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

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