#494DC4#494DC4

#494DC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.182 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DC4
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 196)
HSL	hsl(238, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 60.7%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 34.92, -62.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 71.87, 299.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.0187 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.182 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3621, 10.7085, 53.4713)
Luminance	0.1071 (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

#494DC4 #C4C049

analogous

#498AC4 #494DC4 #8349C4

triadic

#494DC4 #C4494D #4DC449

tetradic

#494DC4 #C4498A #C4C049 #49C483

square

#494DC4 #C4498A #C4C049 #49C483

split-complementary

#494DC4 #C48349 #8AC449

monochromatic

#24266F #33369D #494DC4 #777AD3 #A5A7E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#494DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#494DC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DC4

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DC4	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.182 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd7',
    500: '#494dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dc4;
$custom-light: #897fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.049,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48898,
    "c": 0.18178,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DC4

secondary

#CFCD9A

accent

#D64DDB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DC4

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

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