#494ECE#494ECE

#494ECE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.194 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ECE
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 206)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 62.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 37.66, -66.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 76.81, 299.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.0174 -0.1929)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.194 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6090, 11.3201, 59.6903)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.41

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ECE #CEC949

analogous

#4991CE #494ECE #8649CE

triadic

#494ECE #CE494E #4ECE49

tetradic

#494ECE #CE4991 #CEC949 #49CE86

square

#494ECE #CE4991 #CEC949 #49CE86

split-complementary

#494ECE #CE8649 #91CE49

monochromatic

#21257B #2E33AC #494ECE #797DDB #A9ACE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#494ECE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#494ECE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ECE

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ECE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ECE	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ece;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.194 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b80de',
    500: '#494ece',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ece;
$custom-light: #8b80de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ece",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.744,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49902,
    "c": 0.19369,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ECE

secondary

#D5D39D

accent

#DB47E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ECE

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

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