#494ED1#494ED1

#494ED1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.198 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ED1
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 209)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.1%, 62.7%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 38.67, -68.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 78.46, 299.53°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.0172 -0.1968)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.198 275)
XYZ	xyz(16.9769, 11.4672, 61.6280)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.47

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ED1 #D1CC49

analogous

#4992D1 #494ED1 #8849D1

triadic

#494ED1 #D1494E #4ED149

tetradic

#494ED1 #D14992 #D1CC49 #49D188

square

#494ED1 #D14992 #D1CC49 #49D188

split-complementary

#494ED1 #D18849 #92D149

monochromatic

#20247F #2D31B0 #494ED1 #7A7EDD #ABADEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#494ED1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#494ED1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ED1

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ED1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ED1	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ed1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.198 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b80e0',
    500: '#494ed1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ed1;
$custom-light: #8b80e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ed1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.794,
    "s": 59.649,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50155,
    "c": 0.19758,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.11469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ED1

secondary

#D7D59E

accent

#DD45E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ED1

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

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