#494DD1#494DD1

#494DD1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.199 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DD1
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 209)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 39.28, -68.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 79.09, 299.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.018 -0.1979)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.199 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9064, 11.3262, 61.6045)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.19

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DD1 #D1CD49

analogous

#4991D1 #494DD1 #8949D1

triadic

#494DD1 #D1494D #4DD149

tetradic

#494DD1 #D14991 #D1CD49 #49D189

square

#494DD1 #D14991 #D1CD49 #49D189

split-complementary

#494DD1 #D18949 #91D149

monochromatic

#20237F #2D30B0 #494DD1 #7A7DDD #ABADEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#494DD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#494DD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DD1

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DD1	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.199 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7fe0',
    500: '#494dd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dd1;
$custom-light: #8b7fe0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.235,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49985,
    "c": 0.19877,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DD1

secondary

#D7D69E

accent

#DE45E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DD1

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

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