#494DD6#494DD6

#494DD6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.205 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DD6
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 214)
HSL	hsl(238, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 64%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.54, 40.94, -70.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.54, 81.83, 300.02°)
OKLab	oklab(50.41% 0.0176 -0.2044)
OKLCH	oklch(50.41% 0.205 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.5351, 11.5777, 64.9159)
Luminance	0.1158 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DD6 #D6D249

analogous

#4994D6 #494DD6 #8C49D6

triadic

#494DD6 #D6494D #4DD649

tetradic

#494DD6 #D64994 #D6D249 #49D68C

square

#494DD6 #D64994 #D6D249 #49D68C

split-complementary

#494DD6 #D68C49 #94D649

monochromatic

#1E2186 #2A2EB8 #494DD6 #7B7EE1 #ADAFED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#494DD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#494DD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DD6

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DD6	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00708A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494dd6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.205 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7fe4',
    500: '#494dd6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494dd6;
$custom-light: #8c7fe4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494dd6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.298,
    "s": 63.229,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50414,
    "c": 0.20516,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DD6

secondary

#DAD9A0

accent

#E242E6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DD6

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

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