#494AE0#494AE0

#494AE0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.221 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494AE0
RGB	rgb(73, 74, 224)
HSL	hsl(240, 71%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(240, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 67%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 46.02, -76.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 89.07, 301.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.0188 -0.2203)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.221 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6465, 11.6941, 71.7811)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.29

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494AE0 #E0DF49

analogous

#4995E0 #494AE0 #9449E0

triadic

#494AE0 #E0494A #4AE049

tetradic

#494AE0 #E04995 #E0DF49 #49E094

square

#494AE0 #E04995 #E0DF49 #49E094

split-complementary

#494AE0 #E09449 #95E049

monochromatic

#191A95 #2223C9 #494AE0 #7D7EE9 #B2B2F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#494AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#494AE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494AE0

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494AE0	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00728F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 74, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.221 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7deb',
    500: '#494ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ae0;
$custom-light: #8e7deb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.603,
    "s": 70.892,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50814,
    "c": 0.22106,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494AE0

secondary

#E0E0A4

accent

#EC3AEE

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494AE0

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

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