#494CE6#494CE6

#494CE6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.226 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CE6
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 230)
HSL	hsl(239, 76%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(239, 68%, 90%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.3%, 67%, 0%, 9.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.68, 46.81, -78.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.68, 91.06, 300.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.0168 -0.2256)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.226 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6103, 12.2967, 76.1876)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CE6 #E6E349

analogous

#499AE6 #494CE6 #9549E6

triadic

#494CE6 #E6494C #4CE649

tetradic

#494CE6 #E6499A #E6E349 #49E695

square

#494CE6 #E6499A #E6E349 #49E695

split-complementary

#494CE6 #E69549 #9AE649

monochromatic

#16189F #1D21D5 #494CE6 #7F81ED #B5B6F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#494CE6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#494CE6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CE6

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CE6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CE6	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AEB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BE3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ce6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 230);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.226 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f7fef',
    500: '#494ce6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ce6;
$custom-light: #8f7fef;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ce6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 230
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.854,
    "s": 75.845,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51668,
    "c": 0.22627,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CE6

secondary

#E4E3A7

accent

#EF35F2

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A17

muted

#7E7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CE6

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

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