#494FC7#494FC7

#494FC7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.183 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FC7
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 199)
HSL	hsl(237, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(237, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 60.3%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 34.69, -63.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 72.27, 298.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.0168 -0.1825)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.183 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8491, 11.1306, 55.3350)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.69

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FC7 #C7C149

analogous

#498EC7 #494FC7 #8249C7

triadic

#494FC7 #C7494F #4FC749

tetradic

#494FC7 #C7498E #C7C149 #49C782

square

#494FC7 #C7498E #C7C149 #49C782

split-complementary

#494FC7 #C78249 #8EC749

monochromatic

#232772 #3237A1 #494FC7 #787CD5 #A7AAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#494FC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#494FC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FC7

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FC7	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.183 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8980d9',
    500: '#494fc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fc7;
$custom-light: #8980d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.143,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49498,
    "c": 0.18328,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11132
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FC7

secondary

#D1CE9B

accent

#D54BDC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FC7

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

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