#494EC3#494EC3

#494EC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.179 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC3
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 195)
HSL	hsl(238, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 60%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 33.96, -61.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 70.67, 298.73°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.0178 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.179 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3192, 10.8041, 52.8973)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.46

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC3 #C3BE49

analogous

#498BC3 #494EC3 #8149C3

triadic

#494EC3 #C3494E #4EC349

tetradic

#494EC3 #C3498B #C3BE49 #49C381

square

#494EC3 #C3498B #C3BE49 #49C381

split-complementary

#494EC3 #C38149 #8BC349

monochromatic

#24276E #33389C #494EC3 #777BD2 #A5A8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#494EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#494EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC3

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC3	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.179 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd6',
    500: '#494ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec3;
$custom-light: #897fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.541,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48994,
    "c": 0.17921,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC3

secondary

#CECC99

accent

#D44EDA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC3

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

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