#494ACD#494ACD

#494ACD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.197 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ACD
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 205)
HSL	hsl(240, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(240, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 63.9%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 39.77, -68.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 78.78, 300.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.0206 -0.1961)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.197 276)
XYZ	xyz(16.2123, 10.7204, 58.9607)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 4.16

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ACD #CDCC49

analogous

#498CCD #494ACD #8A49CD

triadic

#494ACD #CD494A #4ACD49

tetradic

#494ACD #CD498C #CDCC49 #49CD8A

square

#494ACD #CD498C #CDCC49 #49CD8A

split-complementary

#494ACD #CD8A49 #8CCD49

monochromatic

#22227A #2F30AA #494ACD #797ADA #A9A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#494ACD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#494ACD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ACD

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ACD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ACD	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494acd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.197 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7ddd',
    500: '#494acd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494acd;
$custom-light: #8b7ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494acd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.545,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49138,
    "c": 0.19715,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.10722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ACD

secondary

#D5D49D

accent

#DF48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ACD

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

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