#494CD2#494CD2

#494CD2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.201 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CD2
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 210)
HSL	hsl(239, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(239, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 63.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.98, 40.22, -69.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.98, 80.27, 300.07°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.0187 -0.2003)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.201 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9611, 11.2370, 62.2354)
Luminance	0.1124 (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

#494CD2 #D2CF49

analogous

#4990D2 #494CD2 #8A49D2

triadic

#494CD2 #D2494C #4CD249

tetradic

#494CD2 #D24990 #D2CF49 #49D28A

square

#494CD2 #D24990 #D2CF49 #49D28A

split-complementary

#494CD2 #D28A49 #90D249

monochromatic

#202281 #2C2FB2 #494CD2 #7A7CDE #ABADEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#494CD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#494CD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CD2

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CD2	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.201 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7ee1',
    500: '#494cd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cd2;
$custom-light: #8b7ee1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.686,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49902,
    "c": 0.20122,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CD2

secondary

#D8D79F

accent

#E044E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CD2

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

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