#494DDB#494DDB

#494DDB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.211 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DDB
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 219)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 64.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 42.60, -73.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 84.55, 300.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.0172 -0.2108)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.211 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.1835, 11.8371, 68.3306)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DDB #DBD749

analogous

#4996DB #494DDB #8E49DB

triadic

#494DDB #DB494D #4DDB49

tetradic

#494DDB #DB4996 #DBD749 #49DB8E

square

#494DDB #DB4996 #DBD749 #49DB8E

split-complementary

#494DDB #DB8E49 #96DB49

monochromatic

#1C1F8E #262AC1 #494DDB #7C7FE5 #AFB1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#494DDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#494DDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DDB

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DDB	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00728D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ddb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.211 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7fe7',
    500: '#494ddb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ddb;
$custom-light: #8d7fe7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ddb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.356,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50849,
    "c": 0.21149,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DDB

secondary

#DDDCA2

accent

#E53EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DDB

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

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