#494FC6#494FC6

#494FC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.182 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FC6
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 198)
HSL	hsl(237, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(237, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 60.1%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 34.35, -62.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 71.71, 298.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.0169 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.182 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7333, 11.0843, 54.7255)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.70

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FC6 #C6C049

analogous

#498DC6 #494FC6 #8149C6

triadic

#494FC6 #C6494F #4FC649

tetradic

#494FC6 #C6498D #C6C049 #49C681

square

#494FC6 #C6498D #C6C049 #49C681

split-complementary

#494FC6 #C68149 #8DC649

monochromatic

#232771 #3237A0 #494FC6 #787CD5 #A6A9E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#494FC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#494FC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FC6

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FC6	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.182 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8980d8',
    500: '#494fc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fc6;
$custom-light: #8980d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.12,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49416,
    "c": 0.18195,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FC6

secondary

#D0CE9A

accent

#D54CDC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FC6

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

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