#494ACE#494ACE

#494ACE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.198 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ACE
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 206)
HSL	hsl(240, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(240, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 64.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 40.10, -68.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 79.33, 300.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.22% 0.0206 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(49.22% 0.198 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.3334, 10.7689, 59.5984)
Luminance	0.1077 (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

#494ACE #CECD49

analogous

#498DCE #494ACE #8B49CE

triadic

#494ACE #CE494A #4ACE49

tetradic

#494ACE #CE498D #CECD49 #49CE8B

square

#494ACE #CE498D #CECD49 #49CE8B

split-complementary

#494ACE #CE8B49 #8DCE49

monochromatic

#21227B #2E2FAC #494ACE #797ADB #A9AAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#494ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#494ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ACE

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ACE	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.198 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7dde',
    500: '#494ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ace;
$custom-light: #8b7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.549,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49224,
    "c": 0.19844,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ACE

secondary

#D5D59D

accent

#E047E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ACE

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

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