#494CC1#494CC1

#494CC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.179 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CC1
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 193)
HSL	hsl(239, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(239, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 60.6%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 34.54, -61.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 70.83, 299.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% 0.0196 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.179 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9546, 10.4344, 51.6677)
Luminance	0.1044 (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

#494CC1 #C1BE49

analogous

#4988C1 #494CC1 #8249C1

triadic

#494CC1 #C1494C #4CC149

tetradic

#494CC1 #C14988 #C1BE49 #49C182

square

#494CC1 #C14988 #C1BE49 #49C182

split-complementary

#494CC1 #C18249 #88C149

monochromatic

#24266B #343799 #494CC1 #7779D1 #A4A6E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#494CC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#494CC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CC1

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CC1	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00697F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.179 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887ed5',
    500: '#494cc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cc1;
$custom-light: #887ed5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48475,
    "c": 0.17903,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CC1

secondary

#CDCC99

accent

#D54FD9

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CC1

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

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