#494DCE#494DCE

#494DCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.195 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DCE
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 206)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 62.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.88, 38.28, -67.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.88, 77.44, 299.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.73% 0.0182 -0.194)
OKLCH	oklch(49.73% 0.195 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5385, 11.1790, 59.6668)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.12

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DCE #CECA49

analogous

#4990CE #494DCE #8749CE

triadic

#494DCE #CE494D #4DCE49

tetradic

#494DCE #CE4990 #CECA49 #49CE87

square

#494DCE #CE4990 #CECA49 #49CE87

split-complementary

#494DCE #CE8749 #90CE49

monochromatic

#21247B #2E32AC #494DCE #797CDB #A9ABE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#494DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#494DCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DCE

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DCE	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.195 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7fde',
    500: '#494dce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dce;
$custom-light: #8b7fde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.195,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4973,
    "c": 0.19489,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DCE

secondary

#D5D49D

accent

#DC47E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DCE

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

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