#494AC3#494AC3

#494AC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.184 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AC3
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 195)
HSL	hsl(240, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 62.1%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 36.44, -63.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 73.24, 299.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.29% 0.0213 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(48.29% 0.184 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0436, 10.2530, 52.8054)
Luminance	0.1025 (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

#494AC3 #C3C249

analogous

#4987C3 #494AC3 #8549C3

triadic

#494AC3 #C3494A #4AC349

tetradic

#494AC3 #C34987 #C3C249 #49C385

square

#494AC3 #C34987 #C3C249 #49C385

split-complementary

#494AC3 #C38549 #87C349

monochromatic

#24256E #33349C #494AC3 #7778D2 #A5A6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#494AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#494AC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AC3

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AC3	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00687F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.184 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dd6',
    500: '#494ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ac3;
$custom-light: #897dd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.508,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48291,
    "c": 0.18416,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AC3

secondary

#CECE99

accent

#D94EDA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AC3

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

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