#494DE3#494DE3

#494DE3 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.221 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494DE3
RGB	rgb(73, 77, 227)
HSL	hsl(238, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(238, 68%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.8%, 66.1%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 45.24, -76.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 88.85, 300.61°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.0165 -0.2209)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.221 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2621, 12.2685, 74.0111)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494DE3 #E3DF49

analogous

#499AE3 #494DE3 #9249E3

triadic

#494DE3 #E3494D #4DE349

tetradic

#494DE3 #E3499A #E3DF49 #49E392

square

#494DE3 #E3499A #E3DF49 #49E392

split-complementary

#494DE3 #E39249 #9AE349

monochromatic

#181B9A #2024CF #494DE3 #7E81EB #B3B5F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#494DE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#494DE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494DE3

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494DE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494DE3	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BE0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494de3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 77, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.221 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f7fed',
    500: '#494de3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494de3;
$custom-light: #8f7fed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494de3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.442,
    "s": 73.333,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51556,
    "c": 0.22147,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494DE3

secondary

#E2E1A6

accent

#EB38F0

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494DE3

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

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