#494CDE#494CDE

#494CDE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.216 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494CDE
RGB	rgb(73, 76, 222)
HSL	hsl(239, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(239, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 65.8%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.99, 44.19, -74.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.99, 86.78, 300.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.0177 -0.2156)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.216 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5125, 11.8576, 70.4062)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.58

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494CDE #DEDB49

analogous

#4996DE #494CDE #9049DE

triadic

#494CDE #DE494C #4CDE49

tetradic

#494CDE #DE4996 #DEDB49 #49DE90

square

#494CDE #DE4996 #DEDB49 #49DE90

split-complementary

#494CDE #DE9049 #96DE49

monochromatic

#1A1D92 #2427C6 #494CDE #7D7FE7 #B1B2F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#494CDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#494CDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494CDE

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494CDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494CDE	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ADB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494cde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 76, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.216 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7fe9',
    500: '#494cde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494cde;
$custom-light: #8e7fe9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494cde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.792,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50951,
    "c": 0.21637,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494CDE

secondary

#DFDEA4

accent

#E93CEC

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494CDE

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

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