#494BC8#494BC8

#494BC8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.189 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BC8
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 200)
HSL	hsl(239, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 62.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 37.50, -65.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 75.38, 299.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.88% 0.0202 -0.1884)
OKLCH	oklch(48.88% 0.189 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6857, 10.6175, 55.8552)
Luminance	0.1062 (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

#494BC8 #C8C649

analogous

#498AC8 #494BC8 #8649C8

triadic

#494BC8 #C8494B #4BC849

tetradic

#494BC8 #C8498A #C8C649 #49C886

square

#494BC8 #C8498A #C8C649 #49C886

split-complementary

#494BC8 #C88649 #8AC849

monochromatic

#232474 #3133A3 #494BC8 #7879D6 #A7A8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#494BC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#494BC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BC8

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BC8	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.189 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7dda',
    500: '#494bc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bc8;
$custom-light: #8a7dda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.055,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48882,
    "c": 0.18949,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BC8

secondary

#D2D19B

accent

#DB4BDD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BC8

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

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