#494BD4#494BD4
#494BD4 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.205 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #494BD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 75, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 62%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 66%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 64.6%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.92, 41.48, -70.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.92, 81.99, 300.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.91% 0.0193 -0.204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.91% 0.205 275.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1435, 11.2006, 63.5331) |
| Luminance | 0.1120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.70
Blue (survey)
#0343DF
ΔE00 4.36
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 4.76
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 4.85
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.02
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#494BD4 #D4D249
analogous
#4990D4 #494BD4 #8C49D4
triadic
#494BD4 #D4494B #4BD449
tetradic
#494BD4 #D44990 #D4D249 #49D48C
square
#494BD4 #D44990 #D4D249 #49D48C
split-complementary
#494BD4 #D48C49 #90D449
monochromatic
#1F2184 #2B2DB5 #494BD4 #7B7CE0 #ACADEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#494BD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#494BD4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #494BD4
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##494BD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##494BD4 | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0064D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0058D1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006F89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #494bd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.205 275.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c7ee2',
500: '#494bd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #494bd4; $custom-light: #8c7ee2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#494bd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 75,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.137,
"s": 61.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4991,
"c": 0.20493,
"h": 275.4
},
"luminance": 0.11202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#494BD4
secondary
#D9D8A0
accent
#E343E5
background
#F9F7FE
surface
#F2EEFC
border
#CCC9D5
text
#0D0A16
muted
#7E7C84