#494ECF#494ECF

#494ECF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.195 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ECF
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 207)
HSL	hsl(238, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.7%, 62.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 38.00, -67.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 77.36, 299.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.0173 -0.1942)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.195 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7308, 11.3688, 60.3321)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.42

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ECF #CFCA49

analogous

#4991CF #494ECF #8749CF

triadic

#494ECF #CF494E #4ECF49

tetradic

#494ECF #CF4991 #CFCA49 #49CF87

square

#494ECF #CF4991 #CFCA49 #49CF87

split-complementary

#494ECF #CF8749 #91CF49

monochromatic

#21247D #2E32AD #494ECF #797DDC #AAACE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#494ECF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#494ECF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ECF

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ECF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ECF	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ecf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.195 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b80df',
    500: '#494ecf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ecf;
$custom-light: #8b80df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ecf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.761,
    "s": 58.261,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49986,
    "c": 0.19499,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ECF

secondary

#D6D49E

accent

#DC46E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ECF

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

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