#494FC9#494FC9

#494FC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.186 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FC9
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 201)
HSL	hsl(237, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(237, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.7%, 60.7%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 35.37, -64.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 73.39, 298.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.0168 -0.1852)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.186 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.0828, 11.2241, 56.5660)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.67

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FC9 #C9C349

analogous

#498FC9 #494FC9 #8349C9

triadic

#494FC9 #C9494F #4FC949

tetradic

#494FC9 #C9498F #C9C349 #49C983

square

#494FC9 #C9498F #C9C349 #49C983

split-complementary

#494FC9 #C98349 #8FC949

monochromatic

#232775 #3136A4 #494FC9 #787DD7 #A7AAE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#494FC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#494FC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FC9

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FC9	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.186 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a80da',
    500: '#494fc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fc9;
$custom-light: #8a80da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.188,
    "s": 54.237,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49662,
    "c": 0.18593,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FC9

secondary

#D2D09C

accent

#D74ADE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FC9

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

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