#494CC4#494CC4

#494CC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.183 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CC4
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 196)
HSL	hsl(239, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(239, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 61.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 35.54, -63.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 72.51, 299.35°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.0195 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.183 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2927, 10.5696, 53.4481)
Luminance	0.1057 (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

#494CC4 #C4C149

analogous

#4989C4 #494CC4 #8449C4

triadic

#494CC4 #C4494C #4CC449

tetradic

#494CC4 #C44989 #C4C149 #49C484

square

#494CC4 #C44989 #C4C149 #49C484

split-complementary

#494CC4 #C48449 #89C449

monochromatic

#24266F #33359D #494CC4 #7779D3 #A5A7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#494CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#494CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CC4

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CC4	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.183 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897ed7',
    500: '#494cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cc4;
$custom-light: #897ed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.537,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48722,
    "c": 0.18302,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CC4

secondary

#CFCE9A

accent

#D74DDB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CC4

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

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