#494FC2#494FC2

#494FC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.177 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FC2
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 194)
HSL	hsl(237, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(237, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 59.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 33.00, -61.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 69.46, 298.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.0169 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.177 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.2781, 10.9022, 52.3277)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.79

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FC2 #C2BC49

analogous

#498BC2 #494FC2 #8049C2

triadic

#494FC2 #C2494F #4FC249

tetradic

#494FC2 #C2498B #C2BC49 #49C280

square

#494FC2 #C2498B #C2BC49 #49C280

split-complementary

#494FC2 #C28049 #8BC249

monochromatic

#24286C #34399A #494FC2 #777BD1 #A5A8E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#494FC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#494FC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FC2

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FC2	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.177 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8880d5',
    500: '#494fc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fc2;
$custom-light: #8880d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.025,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49093,
    "c": 0.17661,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FC2

secondary

#CECB99

accent

#D24ED9

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FC2

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

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