#494DC6#494DC6

#494DC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.184 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DC6
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 198)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 61.1%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 35.59, -63.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 72.99, 299.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% 0.0186 -0.1835)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.184 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.5912, 10.8002, 54.6781)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.10

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DC6 #C6C249

analogous

#498BC6 #494DC6 #8349C6

triadic

#494DC6 #C6494D #4DC649

tetradic

#494DC6 #C6498B #C6C249 #49C683

square

#494DC6 #C6498B #C6C249 #49C683

split-complementary

#494DC6 #C68349 #8BC649

monochromatic

#232671 #3236A0 #494DC6 #787BD5 #A6A8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#494DC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#494DC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DC6

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DC6	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.184 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd8',
    500: '#494dc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dc6;
$custom-light: #897fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.08,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49062,
    "c": 0.18443,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10801
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DC6

secondary

#D0CF9A

accent

#D74CDC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DC6

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

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