#494ED2#494ED2

#494ED2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.199 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ED2
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 210)
HSL	hsl(238, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(238, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 62.9%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 39.00, -68.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 79.01, 299.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.24% 0.0172 -0.1981)
OKLCH	oklch(50.24% 0.199 275)
XYZ	xyz(17.1011, 11.5169, 62.2821)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.50

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ED2 #D2CD49

analogous

#4992D2 #494ED2 #8849D2

triadic

#494ED2 #D2494E #4ED249

tetradic

#494ED2 #D24992 #D2CD49 #49D288

square

#494ED2 #D24992 #D2CD49 #49D288

split-complementary

#494ED2 #D28849 #92D249

monochromatic

#202381 #2C31B2 #494ED2 #7A7EDE #ABADEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#494ED2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#494ED2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ED2

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ED2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ED2	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007089

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ed2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.199 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b80e1',
    500: '#494ed2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ed2;
$custom-light: #8b80e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ed2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.81,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5024,
    "c": 0.19887,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.11518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ED2

secondary

#D8D69F

accent

#DE44E3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ED2

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

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