#494AD2#494AD2

#494AD2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.204 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AD2
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 210)
HSL	hsl(240, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(240, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 64.8%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, 41.42, -70.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 81.52, 300.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0202 -0.2025)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.204 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.8255, 10.9657, 62.1902)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AD2 #D2D149

analogous

#498ED2 #494AD2 #8C49D2

triadic

#494AD2 #D2494A #4AD249

tetradic

#494AD2 #D2498E #D2D149 #49D28C

square

#494AD2 #D2498E #D2D149 #49D28C

split-complementary

#494AD2 #D28C49 #8ED249

monochromatic

#202181 #2C2DB2 #494AD2 #7A7BDE #ABACEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#494AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#494AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AD2

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AD2	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.204 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7de1',
    500: '#494ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ad2;
$custom-light: #8c7de1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.562,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49571,
    "c": 0.20355,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AD2

secondary

#D8D89F

accent

#E244E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AD2

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

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