#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
RGB	rgb(73, 79, 222)
HSL	hsl(238, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(238, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.1%, 64.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 42.40, -73.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 84.94, 299.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.0156 -0.2124)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.213 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7241, 12.2806, 70.4767)
Luminance	0.1228 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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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
##494FDE	1.00	6.08	3.46	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #494FDE

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

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