#494EC4#494EC4

#494EC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.181 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC4
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 196)
HSL	hsl(238, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 60.2%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.33, 34.30, -62.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.33, 71.23, 298.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.0178 -0.1797)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.181 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.4326, 10.8495, 53.4948)
Luminance	0.1085 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC4 #C4BF49

analogous

#498BC4 #494EC4 #8149C4

triadic

#494EC4 #C4494E #4EC449

tetradic

#494EC4 #C4498B #C4BF49 #49C481

square

#494EC4 #C4498B #C4BF49 #49C481

split-complementary

#494EC4 #C48149 #8BC449

monochromatic

#24276F #33379D #494EC4 #777BD3 #A5A8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#494EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#494EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC4

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC4	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.181 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd7',
    500: '#494ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec4;
$custom-light: #897fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.561,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49075,
    "c": 0.18054,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10851
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC4

secondary

#CFCD9A

accent

#D54DDB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC4

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

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