#494ADB#494ADB

#494ADB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.215 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ADB
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 219)
HSL	hsl(240, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(240, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 66.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 44.39, -74.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 86.39, 300.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.0194 -0.214)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.215 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9784, 11.4269, 68.2623)
Luminance	0.1143 (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

#494ADB #DBDA49

analogous

#4993DB #494ADB #9149DB

triadic

#494ADB #DB494A #4ADB49

tetradic

#494ADB #DB4993 #DBDA49 #49DB91

square

#494ADB #DB4993 #DBDA49 #49DB91

split-complementary

#494ADB #DB9149 #93DB49

monochromatic

#1C1D8E #2627C1 #494ADB #7C7DE5 #AFB0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#494ADB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#494ADB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ADB

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ADB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ADB	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00708C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494adb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.215 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7de7',
    500: '#494adb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494adb;
$custom-light: #8d7de7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494adb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.589,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50365,
    "c": 0.21486,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ADB

secondary

#DDDDA2

accent

#E93EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ADB

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

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