#494FC8#494FC8

#494FC8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.185 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FC8
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 200)
HSL	hsl(237, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(237, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 60.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.88, 35.03, -63.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.88, 72.83, 298.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.58% 0.0168 -0.1838)
OKLCH	oklch(49.58% 0.185 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.9655, 11.1772, 55.9485)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.68

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FC8 #C8C249

analogous

#498EC8 #494FC8 #8249C8

triadic

#494FC8 #C8494F #4FC849

tetradic

#494FC8 #C8498E #C8C249 #49C882

square

#494FC8 #C8498E #C8C249 #49C882

split-complementary

#494FC8 #C88249 #8EC849

monochromatic

#232774 #3137A3 #494FC8 #787CD6 #A7AAE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#494FC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#494FC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FC8

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FC8	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fc8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.185 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8980da',
    500: '#494fc8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fc8;
$custom-light: #8980da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fc8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.165,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4958,
    "c": 0.18461,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FC8

secondary

#D2CF9B

accent

#D64BDD

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FC8

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

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