#494EDB#494EDB

#494EDB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.210 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EDB
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 219)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.18, 42.01, -72.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.18, 83.93, 300.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.0165 -0.2097)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.21 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.2540, 11.9781, 68.3541)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EDB #DBD649

analogous

#4997DB #494EDB #8D49DB

triadic

#494EDB #DB494E #4EDB49

tetradic

#494EDB #DB4997 #DBD649 #49DB8D

square

#494EDB #DB4997 #DBD649 #49DB8D

split-complementary

#494EDB #DB8D49 #97DB49

monochromatic

#1C208E #262BC1 #494EDB #7C80E5 #AFB1EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#494EDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#494EDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EDB

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EDB	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494edb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.210 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d80e7',
    500: '#494edb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494edb;
$custom-light: #8d80e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494edb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.945,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51013,
    "c": 0.21035,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EDB

secondary

#DDDBA2

accent

#E43EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EDB

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

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