#494CEC#494CEC

#494CEC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.234 H 274.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CEC
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 236)
HSL	hsl(239, 81%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(239, 69%, 93%)
CMYK	cmyk(69.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 48.77, -80.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 94.23, 301.17°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.0161 -0.233)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.234 274)
XYZ	xyz(20.4674, 12.6395, 80.7017)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CEC #ECE949

analogous

#499DEC #494CEC #9849EC

triadic

#494CEC #EC494C #4CEC49

tetradic

#494CEC #EC499D #ECE949 #49EC98

square

#494CEC #EC499D #ECE949 #49EC98

split-complementary

#494CEC #EC9849 #9DEC49

monochromatic

#1214A9 #171BE0 #494CEC #8082F2 #B8B9F8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#494CEC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#494CEC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CEC

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CEC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CEC	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BF1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CE9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007796

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cec;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 236);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.234 274.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#917ff3',
    500: '#494cec',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cec;
$custom-light: #917ff3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cec",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 236
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.896,
    "s": 81.095,
    "l": 60.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52213,
    "c": 0.23358,
    "h": 274
  },
  "luminance": 0.12641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CEC

secondary

#E7E6A9

accent

#DA08DD

background

#F9F7FF

surface

#F2EEFE

border

#CCC9D6

text

#0E0A17

muted

#7E7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CEC

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

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