#494FDE#494FDE

#494FDE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.213 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#494FDE
RGBrgb(73, 79, 222)
HSLhsl(238, 69%, 58%)
HSVhsv(238, 67%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(67.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LABlab(41.66, 42.40, -73.59)
CIE-LCHlch(41.66, 84.94, 299.95°)
OKLaboklab(51.44% 0.0156 -0.2124)
OKLCHoklch(51.44% 0.213 274.2)
XYZxyz(18.7241, 12.2806, 70.4767)
Luminance0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#494FDE #DED849
analogous
#4999DE #494FDE #8D49DE
triadic
#494FDE #DE494F #4FDE49
tetradic
#494FDE #DE4999 #DED849 #49DE8D
square
#494FDE #DE4999 #DED849 #49DE8D
split-complementary
#494FDE #DE8D49 #99DE49
monochromatic
#1A1F92 #242AC6 #494FDE #7D81E7 #B1B3F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08
#494FDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46
#494FDE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494FDE
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##494FDE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##494FDE1.006.083.466.08
#FFFFFF6.081.0021.001.00
#0000003.4621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.081.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0069E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005CDB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00748F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #494fde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 79, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.213 274.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e81e9',
    500: '#494fde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #494fde;
$custom-light: #8e81e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#494fde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 79,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.584,
    "s": 69.302,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51439,
    "c": 0.213,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#494FDE
secondary
#DFDDA4
accent
#E53CEC
background
#F9F7FE
surface
#F2EEFD
border
#CCC9D5
text
#0E0A16
muted
#7E7C84

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#494FDE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva