#494EC5#494EC5

#494EC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.182 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC5
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 197)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 60.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.40, 34.64, -62.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.40, 71.79, 298.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.0178 -0.181)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.182 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5468, 10.8952, 54.0962)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.42

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC5 #C5C049

analogous

#498CC5 #494EC5 #8249C5

triadic

#494EC5 #C5494E #4EC549

tetradic

#494EC5 #C5498C #C5C049 #49C582

square

#494EC5 #C5498C #C5C049 #49C582

split-complementary

#494EC5 #C58249 #8CC549

monochromatic

#242770 #32379E #494EC5 #777BD4 #A6A8E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#494EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#494EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC5

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC5	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.182 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd7',
    500: '#494ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec5;
$custom-light: #897fd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.581,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49157,
    "c": 0.18187,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC5

secondary

#D0CE9A

accent

#D54DDB

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC5

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

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