#494BCD#494BCD

#494BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.196 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BCD
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 205)
HSL	hsl(239, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.34, 39.16, -67.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.34, 78.15, 300.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.0199 -0.195)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.196 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.2796, 10.8550, 58.9831)
Luminance	0.1086 (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

#494BCD #CDCB49

analogous

#498DCD #494BCD #8949CD

triadic

#494BCD #CD494B #4BCD49

tetradic

#494BCD #CD498D #CDCB49 #49CD89

square

#494BCD #CD498D #CDCB49 #49CD89

split-complementary

#494BCD #CD8949 #8DCD49

monochromatic

#22237A #2F31AA #494BCD #797ADA #A9AAE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#494BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#494BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BCD

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BCD	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.196 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7ddd',
    500: '#494bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bcd;
$custom-light: #8b7ddd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.091,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49306,
    "c": 0.19598,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BCD

secondary

#D5D49D

accent

#DE48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BCD

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

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