#494CD6#494CD6

#494CD6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.206 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CD6
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 214)
HSL	hsl(239, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(239, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 64.5%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 41.55, -71.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 82.46, 300.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.0184 -0.2055)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.206 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.4657, 11.4388, 64.8928)
Luminance	0.1144 (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

#494CD6 #D6D349

analogous

#4993D6 #494CD6 #8D49D6

triadic

#494CD6 #D6494C #4CD649

tetradic

#494CD6 #D64993 #D6D349 #49D68D

square

#494CD6 #D64993 #D6D349 #49D68D

split-complementary

#494CD6 #D68D49 #93D649

monochromatic

#1E2086 #2A2DB8 #494CD6 #7B7DE1 #ADAEED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#494CD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#494CD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CD6

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CD6	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00708A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.206 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7ee4',
    500: '#494cd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cd6;
$custom-light: #8c7ee4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.723,
    "s": 63.229,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50248,
    "c": 0.20632,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CD6

secondary

#DAD9A0

accent

#E342E6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CD6

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

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