#494BDB#494BDB

#494BDB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.214 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BDB
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 219)
HSL	hsl(239, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(239, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.51, 43.79, -73.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.51, 85.78, 300.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.0187 -0.2129)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.214 275)
XYZ	xyz(18.0457, 11.5615, 68.2847)
Luminance	0.1156 (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

#494BDB #DBD949

analogous

#4994DB #494BDB #9049DB

triadic

#494BDB #DB494B #4BDB49

tetradic

#494BDB #DB4994 #DBD949 #49DB90

square

#494BDB #DB4994 #DBD949 #49DB90

split-complementary

#494BDB #DB9049 #94DB49

monochromatic

#1C1E8E #2628C1 #494BDB #7C7EE5 #AFB0EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#494BDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#494BDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BDB

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BDB	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00718C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494bdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.214 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7ee7',
    500: '#494bdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494bdb;
$custom-light: #8d7ee7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494bdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.178,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50525,
    "c": 0.21375,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.11563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BDB

secondary

#DDDDA2

accent

#E83EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BDB

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

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