#494BC4#494BC4
#494BC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.184 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494BC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 75, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 51%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 61.7%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.61, 36.16, -63.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.61, 73.16, 299.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.55% 0.0204 -0.1831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.55% 0.184 276.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2243, 10.4329, 53.4253) |
| Luminance | 0.1043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.57
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.22
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.55
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.77
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 5.04
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494BC4 #C4C249
analogous
#4989C4 #494BC4 #8449C4
triadic
#494BC4 #C4494B #4BC449
tetradic
#494BC4 #C44989 #C4C249 #49C484
square
#494BC4 #C44989 #C4C249 #49C484
split-complementary
#494BC4 #C48449 #89C449
monochromatic
#24256F #33359D #494BC4 #7779D3 #A5A6E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.80
#494BC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#494BC4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494BC4
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494BC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494BC4 | 1.00 | 6.80 | 3.09 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0060C8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0056C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006980
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494bc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.184 276.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#897dd7',
500: '#494bc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494bc4; $custom-light: #897dd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494bc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 75,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.024,
"s": 51.037,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48547,
"c": 0.18424,
"h": 276.4
},
"luminance": 0.10434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494BC4
secondary
#CFCE9A
accent
#D84DDB
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F1EEFA
border
#CBC9D3
text
#0D0914
muted
#7E7B83