#494EC2#494EC2

#494EC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.178 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC2
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 194)
HSL	hsl(238, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(238, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.17, 33.63, -61.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.17, 70.10, 298.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% 0.0178 -0.177)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.178 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2065, 10.7591, 52.3038)
Luminance	0.1076 (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

#494EC2 #C2BD49

analogous

#498AC2 #494EC2 #8149C2

triadic

#494EC2 #C2494E #4EC249

tetradic

#494EC2 #C2498A #C2BD49 #49C281

square

#494EC2 #C2498A #C2BD49 #49C281

split-complementary

#494EC2 #C28149 #8AC249

monochromatic

#24276C #34389A #494EC2 #777BD1 #A5A7E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#494EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#494EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC2

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC2	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.178 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887fd5',
    500: '#494ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec2;
$custom-light: #887fd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.521,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48913,
    "c": 0.17787,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC2

secondary

#CECC99

accent

#D44ED9

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC2

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

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