Palettes / Colors / #494FFD

#494FFD — Vivid Blue

#494FFD is a blue color we call Vivid Blue, closest to the named color RoyalBlue (#4169E1). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: royalblue (#4169E1) — not an exact match. CSS royalblue gives you #4169E1, a different color; use #494FFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#494FFD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FDF749; it also sits naturally between #49A9FD and #9D49FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 29% · Green 31% · Blue 99%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #494FFD

.text { color: #494FFD; }
.background { background-color: #494FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #494FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(73, 79, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 98%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #494FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(73, 79, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #494FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(73, 79, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#494FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#494FFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDF749:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #494FFD: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #494FFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #494FFD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #494FFD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #494FFD?

#494FFD is Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 73, 79, 253). Its closest standard named color is RoyalBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #494FFD?

#494FFD is RGB 73, 79, 253 — HSL 238°, 98%, 64% — CMYK 71%, 69%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #494FFD?

Its complement is #FDF749; analogous partners are #49A9FD and #9D49FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #494FFD for text?

White text on #494FFD has a contrast ratio of 5.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.82:1.