#494CBC#494CBC

#494CBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.172 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CBC
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 188)
HSL	hsl(238, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 59.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 32.86, -59.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 68.01, 298.89°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% 0.0198 -0.1712)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.172 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.4063, 10.2151, 48.7797)
Luminance	0.1022 (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

#494CBC #BCB949

analogous

#4985BC #494CBC #7F49BC

triadic

#494CBC #BC494C #4CBC49

tetradic

#494CBC #BC4985 #BCB949 #49BC7F

square

#494CBC #BC4985 #BCB949 #49BC7F

split-complementary

#494CBC #BC7F49 #85BC49

monochromatic

#252765 #363892 #494CBC #7678CC #A2A4DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#494CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#494CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CBC

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CBC	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.172 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877ed1',
    500: '#494cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cbc;
$custom-light: #877ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.435,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4807,
    "c": 0.17234,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CBC

secondary

#CAC897

accent

#D252D6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CBC

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

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