#494FDB#494FDB

#494FDB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.209 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FDB
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 219)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 63.9%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 41.40, -72.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 83.31, 299.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.0158 -0.2086)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.209 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3256, 12.1212, 68.3780)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FDB #DBD549

analogous

#4998DB #494FDB #8C49DB

triadic

#494FDB #DB494F #4FDB49

tetradic

#494FDB #DB4998 #DBD549 #49DB8C

square

#494FDB #DB4998 #DBD549 #49DB8C

split-complementary

#494FDB #DB8C49 #98DB49

monochromatic

#1C218E #262CC1 #494FDB #7C80E5 #AFB2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#494FDB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#494FDB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FDB

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FDB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FDB	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fdb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.209 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d81e7',
    500: '#494fdb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fdb;
$custom-light: #8d81e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fdb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.534,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51179,
    "c": 0.20921,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FDB

secondary

#DDDBA2

accent

#E33EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FDB

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

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