#494BC3#494BC3

#494BC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.183 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BC3
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 195)
HSL	hsl(239, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(239, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 61.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.53, 35.83, -63.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.53, 72.60, 299.57°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.0204 -0.1818)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.183 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.1109, 10.3875, 52.8279)
Luminance	0.1039 (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

#494BC3 #C3C149

analogous

#4988C3 #494BC3 #8449C3

triadic

#494BC3 #C3494B #4BC349

tetradic

#494BC3 #C34988 #C3C149 #49C384

square

#494BC3 #C34988 #C3C149 #49C384

split-complementary

#494BC3 #C38449 #88C349

monochromatic

#24256E #33359C #494BC3 #7779D2 #A5A6E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#494BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#494BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BC3

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BC3	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.183 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dd6',
    500: '#494bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bc3;
$custom-light: #897dd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.016,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48464,
    "c": 0.18293,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BC3

secondary

#CECE99

accent

#D84EDA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BC3

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

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