#494BC9#494BC9

#494BC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.191 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BC9
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 201)
HSL	hsl(239, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 62.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 37.83, -65.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 75.94, 299.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.0201 -0.1897)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.191 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8029, 10.6644, 56.4727)
Luminance	0.1067 (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

#494BC9 #C9C749

analogous

#498BC9 #494BC9 #8749C9

triadic

#494BC9 #C9494B #4BC949

tetradic

#494BC9 #C9498B #C9C749 #49C987

square

#494BC9 #C9498B #C9C749 #49C987

split-complementary

#494BC9 #C98749 #8BC949

monochromatic

#232475 #3132A4 #494BC9 #787AD7 #A7A8E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#494BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#494BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BC9

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BC9	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.191 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7dda',
    500: '#494bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bc9;
$custom-light: #8a7dda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.063,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48966,
    "c": 0.19079,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BC9

secondary

#D2D19C

accent

#DB4ADE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BC9

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

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