#494BD6#494BD6

#494BD6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.207 H 275.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BD6
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 214)
HSL	hsl(239, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(239, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 65%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, 42.15, -71.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 83.08, 300.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.0191 -0.2066)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.207 275.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3973, 11.3021, 64.8700)
Luminance	0.1130 (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

#494BD6 #D6D449

analogous

#4992D6 #494BD6 #8E49D6

triadic

#494BD6 #D6494B #4BD649

tetradic

#494BD6 #D64992 #D6D449 #49D68E

square

#494BD6 #D64992 #D6D449 #49D68E

split-complementary

#494BD6 #D68E49 #92D649

monochromatic

#1E2086 #2A2CB8 #494BD6 #7B7CE1 #ADAEED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#494BD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#494BD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BD6

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BD6	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.207 275.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7ee4',
    500: '#494bd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bd6;
$custom-light: #8c7ee4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.149,
    "s": 63.229,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50084,
    "c": 0.20746,
    "h": 275.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BD6

secondary

#DADAA0

accent

#E442E6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BD6

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

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