#494FCE#494FCE

#494FCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.192 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FCE
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 206)
HSL	hsl(237, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(237, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 61.7%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 37.05, -66.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 76.17, 299.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.0166 -0.1918)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.192 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.6805, 11.4632, 59.7141)
Luminance	0.1147 (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

#494FCE #CEC849

analogous

#4992CE #494FCE #8549CE

triadic

#494FCE #CE494F #4FCE49

tetradic

#494FCE #CE4992 #CEC849 #49CE85

square

#494FCE #CE4992 #CEC849 #49CE85

split-complementary

#494FCE #CE8549 #92CE49

monochromatic

#21257B #2E34AC #494FCE #797EDB #A9ACE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#494FCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#494FCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FCE

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FCE	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.192 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a80de',
    500: '#494fce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fce;
$custom-light: #8a80de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.293,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50075,
    "c": 0.19249,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FCE

secondary

#D5D39D

accent

#DA47E1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FCE

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

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