#494FDC#494FDC

#494FDC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.210 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494FDC
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 220)
HSL	hsl(238, 68%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.8%, 64.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.49, 41.74, -72.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.49, 83.85, 299.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% 0.0157 -0.2099)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.21 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.4576, 12.1741, 69.0734)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494FDC #DCD649

analogous

#4999DC #494FDC #8C49DC

triadic

#494FDC #DC494F #4FDC49

tetradic

#494FDC #DC4999 #DCD649 #49DC8C

square

#494FDC #DC4999 #DCD649 #49DC8C

split-complementary

#494FDC #DC8C49 #99DC49

monochromatic

#1C208F #252CC2 #494FDC #7C81E6 #B0B2F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#494FDC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#494FDC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FDC

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494FDC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494FDC	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BD9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00748E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494fdc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.210 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d81e8',
    500: '#494fdc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494fdc;
$custom-light: #8d81e8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494fdc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.551,
    "s": 67.742,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51265,
    "c": 0.21048,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494FDC

secondary

#DEDCA3

accent

#E43DEB

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FDC

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

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