#494EC6#494EC6

#494EC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.183 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC6
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 198)
HSL	hsl(238, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 60.6%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 34.97, -63.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 72.35, 298.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.0177 -0.1823)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.183 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6617, 10.9412, 54.7016)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.40

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC6 #C6C149

analogous

#498CC6 #494EC6 #8249C6

triadic

#494EC6 #C6494E #4EC649

tetradic

#494EC6 #C6498C #C6C149 #49C682

square

#494EC6 #C6498C #C6C149 #49C682

split-complementary

#494EC6 #C68249 #8CC649

monochromatic

#232771 #3236A0 #494EC6 #787BD5 #A6A9E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#494EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#494EC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC6

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC6	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.183 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd8',
    500: '#494ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec6;
$custom-light: #897fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.6,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49239,
    "c": 0.18319,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC6

secondary

#D0CE9A

accent

#D64CDC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC6

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

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