#494CC8#494CC8

#494CC8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.188 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CC8
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 200)
HSL	hsl(239, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 62%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 36.88, -65.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 74.75, 299.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.05% 0.0193 -0.1873)
OKLCH	oklch(49.05% 0.188 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.7540, 10.7542, 55.8779)
Luminance	0.1076 (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

#494CC8 #C8C549

analogous

#498BC8 #494CC8 #8549C8

triadic

#494CC8 #C8494C #4CC849

tetradic

#494CC8 #C8498B #C8C549 #49C885

square

#494CC8 #C8498B #C8C549 #49C885

split-complementary

#494CC8 #C88549 #8BC849

monochromatic

#232574 #3134A3 #494CC8 #787AD6 #A7A8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#494CC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#494CC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CC8

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CC8	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.188 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7eda',
    500: '#494cc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cc8;
$custom-light: #8a7eda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.583,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49054,
    "c": 0.18828,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CC8

secondary

#D2D09B

accent

#DA4BDD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CC8

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

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