#494ECB#494ECB

#494ECB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.190 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ECB
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 203)
HSL	hsl(238, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 61.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 36.66, -65.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 75.14, 299.20°)
OKLab	oklab(49.65% 0.0175 -0.189)
OKLCH	oklch(49.65% 0.19 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2480, 11.1757, 57.7892)
Luminance	0.1118 (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

#494ECB #CBC649

analogous

#498FCB #494ECB #8549CB

triadic

#494ECB #CB494E #4ECB49

tetradic

#494ECB #CB498F #CBC649 #49CB85

square

#494ECB #CB498F #CBC649 #49CB85

split-complementary

#494ECB #CB8549 #8FCB49

monochromatic

#222577 #3034A7 #494ECB #797CD9 #A8ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#494ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#494ECB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ECB

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ECB	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.190 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a80dc',
    500: '#494ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ecb;
$custom-light: #8a80dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49651,
    "c": 0.18978,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ECB

secondary

#D4D19C

accent

#D949DF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ECB

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

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