#494DD2#494DD2

#494DD2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.200 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DD2
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 210)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 63.3%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 39.61, -69.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 79.64, 299.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.0179 -0.1992)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.2 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0306, 11.3759, 62.2585)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.22

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DD2 #D2CE49

analogous

#4991D2 #494DD2 #8949D2

triadic

#494DD2 #D2494D #4DD249

tetradic

#494DD2 #D24991 #D2CE49 #49D289

square

#494DD2 #D24991 #D2CE49 #49D289

split-complementary

#494DD2 #D28949 #91D249

monochromatic

#202381 #2C30B2 #494DD2 #7A7DDE #ABADEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#494DD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#494DD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DD2

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DD2	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.200 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7fe1',
    500: '#494dd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dd2;
$custom-light: #8b7fe1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.248,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5007,
    "c": 0.20005,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DD2

secondary

#D8D69F

accent

#DF44E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DD2

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

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