#494DC2#494DC2

#494DC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.179 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DC2
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 194)
HSL	hsl(238, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 60.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 34.25, -61.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 70.75, 298.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.74% 0.0187 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(48.74% 0.179 276)
XYZ	xyz(15.1360, 10.6180, 52.2803)
Luminance	0.1062 (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

#494DC2 #C2BE49

analogous

#4989C2 #494DC2 #8249C2

triadic

#494DC2 #C2494D #4DC249

tetradic

#494DC2 #C24989 #C2BE49 #49C282

square

#494DC2 #C24989 #C2BE49 #49C282

split-complementary

#494DC2 #C28249 #89C249

monochromatic

#24276C #34379A #494DC2 #777AD1 #A5A7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#494DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#494DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DC2

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DC2	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.179 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887fd5',
    500: '#494dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dc2;
$custom-light: #887fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.017,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48735,
    "c": 0.17912,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.10619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DC2

secondary

#CECC99

accent

#D54ED9

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DC2

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

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