#494AC9#494AC9

#494AC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.192 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AC9
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 201)
HSL	hsl(240, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 63.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 38.44, -66.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 76.57, 300.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.8% 0.0209 -0.1908)
OKLCH	oklch(48.8% 0.192 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7356, 10.5298, 56.4502)
Luminance	0.1053 (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

#494AC9 #C9C849

analogous

#498AC9 #494AC9 #8849C9

triadic

#494AC9 #C9494A #4AC949

tetradic

#494AC9 #C9498A #C9C849 #49C988

square

#494AC9 #C9498A #C9C849 #49C988

split-complementary

#494AC9 #C98849 #8AC949

monochromatic

#232375 #3132A4 #494AC9 #7879D7 #A7A8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#494AC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#494AC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AC9

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AC9	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ac9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.192 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7dda',
    500: '#494ac9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ac9;
$custom-light: #8a7dda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ac9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.531,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48796,
    "c": 0.19199,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AC9

secondary

#D2D29C

accent

#DC4ADE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AC9

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

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