#494ACD
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49.1% 0.197 276), rgb(73, 74, 205).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.67:1).
About this color
#494ACD is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.197 and its hue 276°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.032 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.67:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.197) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.14:1 |
| White text | 6.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #494ACD |
| RGB | rgb(73, 74, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 57%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.197 276) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #494ACD | 6.67:1 | AA | Lc -87.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #494ACD | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #494ACD text on white | 6.67:1 | AA | Lc 82.4 | Fine for body text |
| #494ACD text on black | 3.14:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E4E9FD
oklch(93.6% 0.028 274.7)
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Step 200
200
#CFD7FD
oklch(88.5% 0.053 275.9)
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Step 300
300
#AFBCFE
oklch(80.9% 0.095 275.5)
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Step 400
400
#8896FE
oklch(70.7% 0.152 276)
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Step 500
500
#6D77FC
oklch(63% 0.195 276)
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Step 600
600
#585CEB
oklch(55.6% 0.211 275.9)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#494ACD
oklch(49.1% 0.197 276)
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Step 800
800
#3B3EA6
oklch(42.8% 0.164 275.7)
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Step 900
900
#323683
oklch(37.7% 0.127 276.2)
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Step 950
950
#1D214D
oklch(27.1% 0.08 275.8)
#494ACD with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0062D1 | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056CA | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006C85 | 0.163 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.198 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #494ACD
#494ACD
oklch(49.1% 0.197 276)
- #726000
#726000
oklch(49.2% 0.101 96.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #494ACD, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #494ACD.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.032
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.035
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.037
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.042
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.044
- Blue Blue #2242C7 ΔE 0.053
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.055
- Purpley Blue #5F34E7 ΔE 0.060
Use #494ACD in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.