#494DCC#494DCC

#494DCC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.192 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DCC
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 204)
HSL	hsl(238, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.2%, 62.3%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 37.61, -66.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 76.33, 299.52°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.0183 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.192 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.2970, 11.0825, 58.3953)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.09

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DCC #CCC849

analogous

#498FCC #494DCC #8749CC

triadic

#494DCC #CC494D #4DCC49

tetradic

#494DCC #CC498F #CCC849 #49CC87

square

#494DCC #CC498F #CCC849 #49CC87

split-complementary

#494DCC #CC8749 #8FCC49

monochromatic

#222479 #2F33A9 #494DCC #797CD9 #A9ABE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#494DCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#494DCC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DCC

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DCC	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dcc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.192 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fdd',
    500: '#494dcc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dcc;
$custom-light: #8a7fdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dcc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.168,
    "s": 56.223,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49562,
    "c": 0.19229,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DCC

secondary

#D4D29D

accent

#DB48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DCC

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

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