#494DC9#494DC9

#494DC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.188 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DC9
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 201)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 61.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 36.60, -65.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 74.67, 299.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.31% 0.0185 -0.1875)
OKLCH	oklch(49.31% 0.188 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.9407, 10.9399, 56.5186)
Luminance	0.1094 (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

#494DC9 #C9C549

analogous

#498DC9 #494DC9 #8549C9

triadic

#494DC9 #C9494D #4DC949

tetradic

#494DC9 #C9498D #C9C549 #49C985

square

#494DC9 #C9498D #C9C549 #49C985

split-complementary

#494DC9 #C98549 #8DC949

monochromatic

#232575 #3134A4 #494DC9 #787BD7 #A7A9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#494DC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#494DC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DC9

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DC9	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.188 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fda',
    500: '#494dc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dc9;
$custom-light: #8a7fda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.125,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49311,
    "c": 0.18838,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DC9

secondary

#D2D19C

accent

#D94ADE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DC9

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

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