#494EDE#494EDE

#494EDE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.214 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494EDE
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 222)
HSL	hsl(238, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 64.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.43, 43.00, -73.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.43, 85.55, 300.17°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.0163 -0.2135)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.214 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6525, 12.1375, 70.4529)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494EDE #DED949

analogous

#4998DE #494EDE #8F49DE

triadic

#494EDE #DE494E #4EDE49

tetradic

#494EDE #DE4998 #DED949 #49DE8F

square

#494EDE #DE4998 #DED949 #49DE8F

split-complementary

#494EDE #DE8F49 #98DE49

monochromatic

#1A1F92 #2429C6 #494EDE #7D80E7 #B1B3F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#494EDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#494EDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494EDE

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494EDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494EDE	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00748F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494ede;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.214 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e80e9',
    500: '#494ede',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494ede;
$custom-light: #8e80e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494ede",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.987,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51275,
    "c": 0.21413,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494EDE

secondary

#DFDDA4

accent

#E63CEC

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494EDE

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

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