#494AC4#494AC4

#494AC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.185 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AC4
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 196)
HSL	hsl(240, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(240, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 62.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 36.78, -63.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 73.80, 299.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.37% 0.0212 -0.1842)
OKLCH	oklch(48.37% 0.185 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1570, 10.2983, 53.4029)
Luminance	0.1030 (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

#494AC4 #C4C349

analogous

#4988C4 #494AC4 #8549C4

triadic

#494AC4 #C4494A #4AC449

tetradic

#494AC4 #C44988 #C4C349 #49C485

square

#494AC4 #C44988 #C4C349 #49C485

split-complementary

#494AC4 #C48549 #88C449

monochromatic

#24246F #33349D #494AC4 #7778D3 #A5A6E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#494AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#494AC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AC4

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AC4	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.185 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dd7',
    500: '#494ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ac4;
$custom-light: #897dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.512,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48374,
    "c": 0.18547,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AC4

secondary

#CFCF9A

accent

#D94DDB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AC4

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

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