#494BCE#494BCE

#494BCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.197 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BCE
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 206)
HSL	hsl(239, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(239, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 39.49, -68.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 78.70, 300.12°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.0198 -0.1963)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.197 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.4007, 10.9035, 59.6208)
Luminance	0.1090 (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

#494BCE #CECC49

analogous

#498DCE #494BCE #8A49CE

triadic

#494BCE #CE494B #4BCE49

tetradic

#494BCE #CE498D #CECC49 #49CE8A

square

#494BCE #CE498D #CECC49 #49CE8A

split-complementary

#494BCE #CE8A49 #8DCE49

monochromatic

#21237B #2E30AC #494BCE #797BDB #A9AAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#494BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#494BCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BCE

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BCE	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.197 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7dde',
    500: '#494bce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bce;
$custom-light: #8b7dde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.098,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49391,
    "c": 0.19726,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BCE

secondary

#D5D59D

accent

#DF47E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BCE

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

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