#495AC0#495AC0

#495AC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.160 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AC0
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 192)
HSL	hsl(231, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 53.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.05, 25.37, -55.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.05, 61.18, 294.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.0066 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.16 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.9151, 12.5332, 51.4394)
Luminance	0.1253 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AC0 #C0AF49

analogous

#4995C0 #495AC0 #7449C0

triadic

#495AC0 #C0495A #5AC049

tetradic

#495AC0 #C04995 #C0AF49 #49C074

square

#495AC0 #C04995 #C0AF49 #49C074

split-complementary

#495AC0 #C07449 #95C049

monochromatic

#252F6A #344397 #495AC0 #7683D0 #A4ACDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#495AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#495AC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AC0

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AC0	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1969C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.160 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8788d4',
    500: '#495ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ac0;
$custom-light: #8788d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51015,
    "c": 0.15983,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AC0

secondary

#CCC598

accent

#C550D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AC0

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

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