#494DDD#494DDD

#494DDD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.214 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DDD
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 221)
HSL	hsl(238, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67%, 65.2%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.13, 43.27, -73.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.13, 85.63, 300.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.0171 -0.2133)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.214 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.4484, 11.9430, 69.7256)
Luminance	0.1195 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DDD #DDD949

analogous

#4997DD #494DDD #8F49DD

triadic

#494DDD #DD494D #4DDD49

tetradic

#494DDD #DD4997 #DDD949 #49DD8F

square

#494DDD #DD4997 #DDD949 #49DD8F

split-complementary

#494DDD #DD8F49 #97DD49

monochromatic

#1B1E91 #2529C4 #494DDD #7D7FE7 #B0B2F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#494DDD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#494DDD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DDD

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DDD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DDD	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ADA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ddd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.214 274.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ddd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.378,
    "s": 68.519,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51024,
    "c": 0.214,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DDD

secondary

#DFDDA3

accent

#E73CEB

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DDD

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

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