#494ED0#494ED0

#494ED0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.196 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ED0
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 208)
HSL	hsl(238, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 62.5%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.28, 38.33, -67.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.28, 77.91, 299.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.0173 -0.1955)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.196 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8535, 11.4179, 60.9780)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.44

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ED0 #D0CB49

analogous

#4991D0 #494ED0 #8849D0

triadic

#494ED0 #D0494E #4ED049

tetradic

#494ED0 #D04991 #D0CB49 #49D088

square

#494ED0 #D04991 #D0CB49 #49D088

split-complementary

#494ED0 #D08849 #91D049

monochromatic

#21247E #2D32AF #494ED0 #7A7DDD #AAADE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#494ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#494ED0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ED0

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ED0	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.196 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b80df',
    500: '#494ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ed0;
$custom-light: #8b80df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.778,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5007,
    "c": 0.19629,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ED0

secondary

#D7D59E

accent

#DC46E2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ED0

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

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