#494EC0#494EC0

#494EC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.175 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC0
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 192)
HSL	hsl(237, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 59.4%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.02, 32.95, -60.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.02, 68.97, 298.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% 0.0179 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.175 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.9834, 10.6698, 51.1288)
Luminance	0.1067 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC0 #C0BB49

analogous

#498AC0 #494EC0 #8049C0

triadic

#494EC0 #C0494E #4EC049

tetradic

#494EC0 #C0498A #C0BB49 #49C080

square

#494EC0 #C0498A #C0BB49 #49C080

split-complementary

#494EC0 #C08049 #8AC049

monochromatic

#25286A #343997 #494EC0 #767AD0 #A4A6DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#494EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#494EC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC0

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC0	1.00	6.70	3.13	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.175 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887fd4',
    500: '#494ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec0;
$custom-light: #887fd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.479,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48752,
    "c": 0.17518,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC0

secondary

#CCCA98

accent

#D250D8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC0

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

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