#495AC2#495AC2

#495AC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.163 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AC2
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 194)
HSL	hsl(232, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(232, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 53.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 26.06, -56.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 62.33, 294.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% 0.0067 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.163 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1382, 12.6225, 52.6144)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AC2 #C2B149

analogous

#4997C2 #495AC2 #7449C2

triadic

#495AC2 #C2495A #5AC249

tetradic

#495AC2 #C24997 #C2B149 #49C274

square

#495AC2 #C24997 #C2B149 #49C274

split-complementary

#495AC2 #C27449 #97C249

monochromatic

#242E6C #34429A #495AC2 #7784D1 #A5ADE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#495AC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#495AC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AC2

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AC2	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1469C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007285

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ac2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.163 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8888d5',
    500: '#495ac2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ac2;
$custom-light: #8888d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ac2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.57,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51162,
    "c": 0.1626,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AC2

secondary

#CEC699

accent

#C64ED9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AC2

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

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