#494DCD#494DCD

#494DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.194 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DCD
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 205)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 37.94, -66.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 76.89, 299.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.0183 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.194 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.4174, 11.1306, 59.0290)
Luminance	0.1113 (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

#494DCD #CDC949

analogous

#498FCD #494DCD #8749CD

triadic

#494DCD #CD494D #4DCD49

tetradic

#494DCD #CD498F #CDC949 #49CD87

square

#494DCD #CD498F #CDC949 #49CD87

split-complementary

#494DCD #CD8749 #8FCD49

monochromatic

#22247A #2F32AA #494DCD #797CDA #A9ABE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#494DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#494DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DCD

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DCD	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.194 275.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.182,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49646,
    "c": 0.19359,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DCD

secondary

#D5D39D

accent

#DC48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DCD

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

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