#494CC5#494CC5

#494CC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.184 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CC5
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 197)
HSL	hsl(239, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(239, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 61.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 35.88, -63.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 73.07, 299.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.0195 -0.1833)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.184 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4069, 10.6153, 54.0496)
Luminance	0.1062 (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

#494CC5 #C5C249

analogous

#498AC5 #494CC5 #8449C5

triadic

#494CC5 #C5494C #4CC549

tetradic

#494CC5 #C5498A #C5C249 #49C584

square

#494CC5 #C5498A #C5C249 #49C584

split-complementary

#494CC5 #C58449 #8AC549

monochromatic

#242670 #32359E #494CC5 #777AD4 #A6A7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#494CC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#494CC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CC5

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CC5	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.184 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897ed7',
    500: '#494cc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cc5;
$custom-light: #897ed7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.548,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48805,
    "c": 0.18433,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CC5

secondary

#D0CE9A

accent

#D84DDB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CC5

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

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