#494ACE
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49.2% 0.198 275.9), rgb(73, 74, 206).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.65:1).
About this color
#494ACE is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.198 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 0.033 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.65:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.198) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.15:1 |
| White text | 6.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #494ACE |
| RGB | rgb(73, 74, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 58%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.2% 0.198 275.9) |
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 #494ACE | 6.65:1 | AA | Lc -87.4 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #494ACE | 3.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.7 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #494ACE text on white | 6.65:1 | AA | Lc 82.3 | Fine for body text |
| #494ACE text on black | 3.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.6 | 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
#AFBCFF
oklch(80.9% 0.096 275.6)
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Step 400
400
#8896FF
oklch(70.8% 0.153 276)
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Step 500
500
#6D77FD
oklch(63.1% 0.196 276)
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Step 600
600
#585BEC
oklch(55.6% 0.213 276)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#494ACE
oklch(49.2% 0.198 275.9)
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Step 800
800
#3B3EA6
oklch(42.8% 0.164 275.7)
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Step 900
900
#323684
oklch(37.7% 0.129 276.1)
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Step 950
950
#1D204D
oklch(26.9% 0.082 276.5)
#494ACE 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) | #0062D2 | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0056CB | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006C85 | 0.164 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.199 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #494ACE
#494ACE
oklch(49.2% 0.198 275.9)
- #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 #494ACE, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #494ACE.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.033
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.035
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.036
- 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 0.059
Use #494ACE 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.