#494ACC#494ACC

#494ACC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.196 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ACC
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 204)
HSL	hsl(240, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 63.7%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.02, 39.44, -67.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.02, 78.23, 300.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.0207 -0.1948)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.196 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.0920, 10.6723, 58.3270)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.06

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ACC #CCCB49

analogous

#498CCC #494ACC #8A49CC

triadic

#494ACC #CC494A #4ACC49

tetradic

#494ACC #CC498C #CCCB49 #49CC8A

square

#494ACC #CC498C #CCCB49 #49CC8A

split-complementary

#494ACC #CC8A49 #8CCC49

monochromatic

#222379 #2F30A9 #494ACC #797AD9 #A9A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#494ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#494ACC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ACC

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ACC	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.196 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7ddd',
    500: '#494acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494acc;
$custom-light: #8a7ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.542,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49052,
    "c": 0.19587,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ACC

secondary

#D4D49D

accent

#DE48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ACC

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

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