#494FD5#494FD5

#494FD5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.202 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FD5
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 213)
HSL	hsl(237, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(237, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 62.9%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.91, 39.40, -69.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.91, 80.03, 299.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.66% 0.0162 -0.2009)
OKLCH	oklch(50.66% 0.202 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5499, 11.8110, 64.2928)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FD5 #D5CF49

analogous

#4995D5 #494FD5 #8949D5

triadic

#494FD5 #D5494F #4FD549

tetradic

#494FD5 #D54995 #D5CF49 #49D589

square

#494FD5 #D54995 #D5CF49 #49D589

split-complementary

#494FD5 #D58949 #95D549

monochromatic

#1F2385 #2A30B7 #494FD5 #7B7FE0 #ACAFEC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#494FD5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#494FD5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FD5

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FD5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FD5	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AD2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00718B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fd5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.202 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c80e3',
    500: '#494fd5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fd5;
$custom-light: #8c80e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fd5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.429,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50664,
    "c": 0.20155,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FD5

secondary

#DAD7A0

accent

#DF42E6

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFC

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0D0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FD5

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

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