#494EC8#494EC8

#494EC8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.186 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC8
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 200)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 61%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 35.65, -64.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 73.47, 299.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.0177 -0.185)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.186 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.8940, 11.0341, 55.9246)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.38

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC8 #C8C349

analogous

#498DC8 #494EC8 #8349C8

triadic

#494EC8 #C8494E #4EC849

tetradic

#494EC8 #C8498D #C8C349 #49C883

square

#494EC8 #C8498D #C8C349 #49C883

split-complementary

#494EC8 #C88349 #8DC849

monochromatic

#232674 #3136A3 #494EC8 #787CD6 #A7A9E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#494EC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#494EC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC8

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC8	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.186 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fda',
    500: '#494ec8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec8;
$custom-light: #897fda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.638,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49403,
    "c": 0.18584,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC8

secondary

#D2CF9B

accent

#D74BDD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC8

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

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