#494DC3#494DC3

#494DC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.180 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DC3
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 195)
HSL	hsl(238, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 60.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.01, 34.59, -62.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.01, 71.31, 299.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.0187 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.18 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2486, 10.6631, 52.8738)
Luminance	0.1066 (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

#494DC3 #C3BF49

analogous

#498AC3 #494DC3 #8249C3

triadic

#494DC3 #C3494D #4DC349

tetradic

#494DC3 #C3498A #C3BF49 #49C382

square

#494DC3 #C3498A #C3BF49 #49C382

split-complementary

#494DC3 #C38249 #8AC349

monochromatic

#24276E #33379C #494DC3 #777AD2 #A5A7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#494DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#494DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DC3

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DC3	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.180 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd6',
    500: '#494dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dc3;
$custom-light: #897fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.033,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48816,
    "c": 0.18045,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DC3

secondary

#CECD99

accent

#D54EDA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DC3

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

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