#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
RGBrgb(73, 76, 236)
HSLhsl(239, 81%, 61%)
HSVhsv(239, 69%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(69.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 7.5%)
CIE-LABlab(42.22, 48.77, -80.63)
CIE-LCHlch(42.22, 94.23, 301.17°)
OKLaboklab(52.21% 0.0161 -0.233)
OKLCHoklch(52.21% 0.234 274)
XYZxyz(20.4674, 12.6395, 80.7017)
Luminance0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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
##494CEC1.005.953.535.95
#FFFFFF5.951.0021.001.00
#0000003.5321.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.951.0021.001.00

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

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#494CEC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva