#494AD5#494AD5

#494AD5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.207 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AD5
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 213)
HSL	hsl(240, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(240, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 65.3%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 42.41, -71.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 83.15, 300.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.02 -0.2064)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.207 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.2027, 11.1166, 64.1770)
Luminance	0.1112 (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

#494AD5 #D5D449

analogous

#4990D5 #494AD5 #8E49D5

triadic

#494AD5 #D5494A #4AD549

tetradic

#494AD5 #D54990 #D5D449 #49D58E

square

#494AD5 #D54990 #D5D449 #49D58E

split-complementary

#494AD5 #D58E49 #90D549

monochromatic

#1F1F85 #2A2BB7 #494AD5 #7B7BE0 #ACADEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#494AD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#494AD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AD5

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AD5	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ad5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.207 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7de3',
    500: '#494ad5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ad5;
$custom-light: #8c7de3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ad5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.571,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49834,
    "c": 0.20734,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AD5

secondary

#DAD9A0

accent

#E442E6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AD5

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

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