#494EC7#494EC7

#494EC7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.185 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC7
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 199)
HSL	hsl(238, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(238, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 60.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 35.31, -63.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 72.91, 298.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.0177 -0.1837)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.185 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.7775, 10.9875, 55.3111)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.39

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC7 #C7C249

analogous

#498DC7 #494EC7 #8349C7

triadic

#494EC7 #C7494E #4EC749

tetradic

#494EC7 #C7498D #C7C249 #49C783

square

#494EC7 #C7498D #C7C249 #49C783

split-complementary

#494EC7 #C78349 #8DC749

monochromatic

#232672 #3236A1 #494EC7 #787CD5 #A7A9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#494EC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#494EC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC7

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC7	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.185 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fd9',
    500: '#494ec7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec7;
$custom-light: #897fd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.619,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49321,
    "c": 0.18452,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC7

secondary

#D1CF9B

accent

#D74BDC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC7

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

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