#494CC9#494CC9

#494CC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.190 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CC9
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 201)
HSL	hsl(239, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(239, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 62.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 37.22, -65.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 75.30, 299.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.0193 -0.1886)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.19 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.8713, 10.8011, 56.4954)
Luminance	0.1080 (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

#494CC9 #C9C649

analogous

#498CC9 #494CC9 #8649C9

triadic

#494CC9 #C9494C #4CC949

tetradic

#494CC9 #C9498C #C9C649 #49C986

square

#494CC9 #C9498C #C9C649 #49C986

split-complementary

#494CC9 #C98649 #8CC949

monochromatic

#232575 #3133A4 #494CC9 #787AD7 #A7A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#494CC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#494CC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CC9

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CC9	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.190 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7eda',
    500: '#494cc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cc9;
$custom-light: #8a7eda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.594,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49138,
    "c": 0.18958,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CC9

secondary

#D2D19C

accent

#DA4ADE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CC9

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

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