#494AD3#494AD3

#494AD3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.205 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AD3
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 211)
HSL	hsl(240, 61%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(240, 65%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 17.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.61, 41.75, -70.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.61, 82.07, 300.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.0201 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.205 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.9504, 11.0157, 62.8484)
Luminance	0.1102 (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

#494AD3 #D3D249

analogous

#498FD3 #494AD3 #8D49D3

triadic

#494AD3 #D3494A #4AD349

tetradic

#494AD3 #D3498F #D3D249 #49D38D

square

#494AD3 #D3498F #D3D249 #49D38D

split-complementary

#494AD3 #D38D49 #8FD349

monochromatic

#1F2082 #2B2CB3 #494AD3 #7A7BDF #ACACEB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#494AD3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#494AD3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AD3

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AD3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AD3	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ad3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 211);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.205 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7de2',
    500: '#494ad3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ad3;
$custom-light: #8c7de2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ad3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 211
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.565,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49659,
    "c": 0.20481,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AD3

secondary

#D9D89F

accent

#E344E4

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AD3

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

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