#495AC1#495AC1

#495AC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.161 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AC1
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 193)
HSL	hsl(232, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(232, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 53.4%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.12, 25.71, -56.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.12, 61.76, 294.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.0067 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.161 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0263, 12.5777, 52.0249)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AC1 #C1B049

analogous

#4996C1 #495AC1 #7449C1

triadic

#495AC1 #C1495A #5AC149

tetradic

#495AC1 #C14996 #C1B049 #49C174

square

#495AC1 #C14996 #C1B049 #49C174

split-complementary

#495AC1 #C17449 #96C149

monochromatic

#242E6B #344299 #495AC1 #7783D1 #A4ADE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#495AC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#495AC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AC1

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AC1	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1769C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007285

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ac1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.161 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8788d4',
    500: '#495ac1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ac1;
$custom-light: #8788d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ac1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51088,
    "c": 0.16122,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AC1

secondary

#CDC699

accent

#C54FD9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AC1

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

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