#494EC9#494EC9

#494EC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.187 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EC9
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 201)
HSL	hsl(238, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 61.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 35.98, -64.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 74.03, 299.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0176 -0.1863)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.187 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0112, 11.0810, 56.5421)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.37

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EC9 #C9C449

analogous

#498EC9 #494EC9 #8449C9

triadic

#494EC9 #C9494E #4EC949

tetradic

#494EC9 #C9498E #C9C449 #49C984

square

#494EC9 #C9498E #C9C449 #49C984

split-complementary

#494EC9 #C98449 #8EC949

monochromatic

#232675 #3135A4 #494EC9 #787CD7 #A7AAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#494EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#494EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EC9

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EC9	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.187 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7fda',
    500: '#494ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ec9;
$custom-light: #8a7fda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.656,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49486,
    "c": 0.18715,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EC9

secondary

#D2D09C

accent

#D84ADE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EC9

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

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