#494BC5#494BC5
#494BC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.186 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494BC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 75, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.9%, 61.9%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.69, 36.49, -64.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.69, 73.71, 299.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.63% 0.0203 -0.1844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.63% 0.186 276.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3385, 10.4786, 54.0268) |
| Luminance | 0.1048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 3.64
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.23
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.53
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.69
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.96
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494BC5 #C5C349
analogous
#4989C5 #494BC5 #8549C5
triadic
#494BC5 #C5494B #4BC549
tetradic
#494BC5 #C54989 #C5C349 #49C585
square
#494BC5 #C54989 #C5C349 #49C585
split-complementary
#494BC5 #C58549 #89C549
monochromatic
#242570 #32349E #494BC5 #7779D4 #A6A7E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.78
#494BC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#494BC5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494BC5
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494BC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494BC5 | 1.00 | 6.78 | 3.10 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0056C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006981
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494bc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.186 276.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#897dd7',
500: '#494bc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494bc5; $custom-light: #897dd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494bc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 75,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.032,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48631,
"c": 0.18556,
"h": 276.3
},
"luminance": 0.1048
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494BC5
secondary
#D0CF9A
accent
#D94DDB
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F1EEFA
border
#CBC9D3
text
#0D0A15
muted
#7E7C83