#494BE8#494BE8

#494BE8 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.230 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494BE8
RGB	rgb(73, 75, 232)
HSL	hsl(239, 78%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(239, 69%, 91%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.5%, 67.7%, 0%, 9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.65, 48.05, -79.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.65, 92.72, 301.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.0172 -0.2291)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.23 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8244, 12.2729, 77.6525)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494BE8 #E8E649

analogous

#499BE8 #494BE8 #9649E8

triadic

#494BE8 #E8494B #4BE849

tetradic

#494BE8 #E8499B #E8E649 #49E896

square

#494BE8 #E8499B #E8E649 #49E896

split-complementary

#494BE8 #E89649 #9BE849

monochromatic

#1416A2 #1B1ED8 #494BE8 #7F81EF #B6B6F6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#494BE8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#494BE8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494BE8

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494BE8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494BE8	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AED

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BE5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007594

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494be8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 75, 232);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.230 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#907ef1',
    500: '#494be8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494be8;
$custom-light: #907ef1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494be8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 232
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.245,
    "s": 77.561,
    "l": 59.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51695,
    "c": 0.22979,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494BE8

secondary

#E5E4A8

accent

#F234F4

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A17

muted

#7E7C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #494BE8

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

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