#494DC8#494DC8

#494DC8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.187 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DC8
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 200)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 61.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.40, 36.27, -64.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.40, 74.11, 299.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.0185 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.187 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8234, 10.8930, 55.9011)
Luminance	0.1089 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.08

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DC8 #C8C449

analogous

#498CC8 #494DC8 #8449C8

triadic

#494DC8 #C8494D #4DC849

tetradic

#494DC8 #C8498C #C8C449 #49C884

square

#494DC8 #C8498C #C8C449 #49C884

split-complementary

#494DC8 #C88449 #8CC849

monochromatic

#232574 #3135A3 #494DC8 #787BD6 #A7A9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#494DC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#494DC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DC8

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DC8	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.187 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fda',
    500: '#494dc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dc8;
$custom-light: #897fda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.11,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49228,
    "c": 0.18706,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DC8

secondary

#D2D09B

accent

#D84BDD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DC8

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

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