#494ECD#494ECD

#494ECD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.192 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ECD
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 205)
HSL	hsl(238, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 62%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 37.33, -66.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 76.25, 299.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.0174 -0.1916)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.192 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4879, 11.2716, 59.0525)
Luminance	0.1127 (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

#494ECD #CDC849

analogous

#4990CD #494ECD #8649CD

triadic

#494ECD #CD494E #4ECD49

tetradic

#494ECD #CD4990 #CDC849 #49CD86

square

#494ECD #CD4990 #CDC849 #49CD86

split-complementary

#494ECD #CD8649 #90CD49

monochromatic

#22257A #2F33AA #494ECD #797DDA #A9ABE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#494ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#494ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ECD

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ECD	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.192 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a80dd',
    500: '#494ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ecd;
$custom-light: #8a80dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.727,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49818,
    "c": 0.19239,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ECD

secondary

#D5D39D

accent

#DA48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ECD

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

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