#494CCE#494CCE

#494CCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.196 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CCE
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 206)
HSL	hsl(239, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(239, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 63.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.65, 38.89, -67.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.65, 78.07, 299.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.019 -0.1952)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.196 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4690, 11.0402, 59.6436)
Luminance	0.1104 (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

#494CCE #CECB49

analogous

#498ECE #494CCE #8949CE

triadic

#494CCE #CE494C #4CCE49

tetradic

#494CCE #CE498E #CECB49 #49CE89

square

#494CCE #CE498E #CECB49 #49CE89

split-complementary

#494CCE #CE8949 #8ECE49

monochromatic

#21237B #2E31AC #494CCE #797BDB #A9ABE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#494CCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#494CCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CCE

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CCE	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.196 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7ede',
    500: '#494cce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cce;
$custom-light: #8b7ede;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.647,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4956,
    "c": 0.19608,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CCE

secondary

#D5D49D

accent

#DD47E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CCE

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

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