#494BE7#494BE7

#494BE7 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.229 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BE7
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 231)
HSL	hsl(239, 77%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(239, 68%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.4%, 67.5%, 0%, 9.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.56, 47.72, -78.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.56, 92.19, 301.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.0173 -0.2279)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.229 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6827, 12.2163, 76.9065)
Luminance	0.1222 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494BE7 #E7E549

analogous

#499AE7 #494BE7 #9649E7

triadic

#494BE7 #E7494B #4BE749

tetradic

#494BE7 #E7499A #E7E549 #49E796

square

#494BE7 #E7499A #E7E549 #49E796

split-complementary

#494BE7 #E79649 #9AE749

monochromatic

#1517A0 #1C1FD7 #494BE7 #7F80EE #B5B6F5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#494BE7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#494BE7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BE7

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BE7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BE7	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069EC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BE4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494be7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 231);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.229 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#907ef0',
    500: '#494be7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494be7;
$custom-light: #907ef0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494be7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 231
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.241,
    "s": 76.699,
    "l": 59.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51604,
    "c": 0.22856,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BE7

secondary

#E5E4A7

accent

#F135F3

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A17

muted

#7E7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BE7

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

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