#494ED6#494ED6

#494ED6 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.204 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494ED6
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 214)
HSL	hsl(238, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 63.6%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 40.34, -70.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 81.21, 299.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.0169 -0.2033)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.204 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6056, 11.7187, 64.9394)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 5.64

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494ED6 #D6D149

analogous

#4995D6 #494ED6 #8B49D6

triadic

#494ED6 #D6494E #4ED649

tetradic

#494ED6 #D64995 #D6D149 #49D68B

square

#494ED6 #D64995 #D6D149 #49D68B

split-complementary

#494ED6 #D68B49 #95D649

monochromatic

#1E2286 #2A2FB8 #494ED6 #7B7FE1 #ADAFED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#494ED6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#494ED6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494ED6

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494ED6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494ED6	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00718B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ed6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.204 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c80e4',
    500: '#494ed6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ed6;
$custom-light: #8c80e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ed6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.872,
    "s": 63.229,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50581,
    "c": 0.204,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494ED6

secondary

#DAD8A0

accent

#E042E6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0D0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494ED6

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

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