#494DCB#494DCB

#494DCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.191 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DCB
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 203)
HSL	hsl(238, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 62.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 37.27, -65.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 75.78, 299.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.0184 -0.1901)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.191 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.1775, 11.0347, 57.7657)
Luminance	0.1104 (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

#494DCB #CBC749

analogous

#498ECB #494DCB #8649CB

triadic

#494DCB #CB494D #4DCB49

tetradic

#494DCB #CB498E #CBC749 #49CB86

square

#494DCB #CB498E #CBC749 #49CB86

split-complementary

#494DCB #CB8649 #8ECB49

monochromatic

#222577 #3033A7 #494DCB #797CD9 #A8AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#494DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#494DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DCB

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DCB	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.191 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fdc',
    500: '#494dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dcb;
$custom-light: #8a7fdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.154,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49478,
    "c": 0.19098,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DCB

secondary

#D4D29C

accent

#DA49DF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DCB

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

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