#494ED5#494ED5

#494ED5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.203 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ED5
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 213)
HSL	hsl(238, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 63.4%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 40.01, -70.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 80.66, 299.74°)
OKLab	oklab(50.5% 0.017 -0.202)
OKLCH	oklch(50.5% 0.203 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.4783, 11.6678, 64.2689)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.60

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ED5 #D5D049

analogous

#4994D5 #494ED5 #8A49D5

triadic

#494ED5 #D5494E #4ED549

tetradic

#494ED5 #D54994 #D5D049 #49D58A

square

#494ED5 #D54994 #D5D049 #49D58A

split-complementary

#494ED5 #D58A49 #94D549

monochromatic

#1F2285 #2A2FB7 #494ED5 #7B7EE0 #ACAFEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#494ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#494ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ED5

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ED5	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00718A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.203 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c80e3',
    500: '#494ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ed5;
$custom-light: #8c80e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.857,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50495,
    "c": 0.20272,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ED5

secondary

#DAD8A0

accent

#E042E6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0D0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ED5

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

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