#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
RGBrgb(73, 74, 219)
HSLhsl(240, 67%, 57%)
HSVhsv(240, 67%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(66.7%, 66.2%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LABlab(40.29, 44.39, -74.12)
CIE-LCHlch(40.29, 86.39, 300.91°)
OKLaboklab(50.37% 0.0194 -0.214)
OKLCHoklch(50.37% 0.215 275.2)
XYZxyz(17.9784, 11.4269, 68.2623)
Luminance0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

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
##494ADB1.006.393.296.39
#FFFFFF6.391.0021.001.00
#0000003.2921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.391.0021.001.00

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

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#494ADB Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva