#494DC5#494DC5

#494DC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.183 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DC5
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 197)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 60.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.16, 35.26, -63.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.16, 72.43, 299.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.98% 0.0186 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(48.98% 0.183 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4763, 10.7542, 54.0727)
Luminance	0.1076 (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

#494DC5 #C5C149

analogous

#498BC5 #494DC5 #8349C5

triadic

#494DC5 #C5494D #4DC549

tetradic

#494DC5 #C5498B #C5C149 #49C583

square

#494DC5 #C5498B #C5C149 #49C583

split-complementary

#494DC5 #C58349 #8BC549

monochromatic

#242670 #32369E #494DC5 #777AD4 #A6A8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#494DC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#494DC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DC5

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DC5	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.183 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd7',
    500: '#494dc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dc5;
$custom-light: #897fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.065,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4898,
    "c": 0.1831,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DC5

secondary

#D0CE9A

accent

#D74DDB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DC5

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

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