#494EDC#494EDC

#494EDC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.212 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EDC
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 220)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 64.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 42.34, -73.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 84.47, 300.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.1% 0.0164 -0.211)
OKLCH	oklch(51.1% 0.212 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.3860, 12.0309, 69.0495)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EDC #DCD749

analogous

#4998DC #494EDC #8D49DC

triadic

#494EDC #DC494E #4EDC49

tetradic

#494EDC #DC4998 #DCD749 #49DC8D

square

#494EDC #DC4998 #DCD749 #49DC8D

split-complementary

#494EDC #DC8D49 #98DC49

monochromatic

#1C1F8F #252BC2 #494EDC #7C80E6 #B0B2F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#494EDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#494EDC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EDC

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EDC	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494edc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.212 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d80e8',
    500: '#494edc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494edc;
$custom-light: #8d80e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494edc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.959,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.511,
    "c": 0.21162,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EDC

secondary

#DEDCA3

accent

#E53DEB

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EDC

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

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