#495AC4#495AC4

#495AC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.165 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AC4
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 196)
HSL	hsl(232, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(232, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 54.1%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 26.75, -57.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 63.47, 294.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.0068 -0.1652)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.165 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.3643, 12.7129, 53.8053)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AC4 #C4B349

analogous

#4998C4 #495AC4 #7549C4

triadic

#495AC4 #C4495A #5AC449

tetradic

#495AC4 #C44998 #C4B349 #49C475

square

#495AC4 #C44998 #C4B349 #49C475

split-complementary

#495AC4 #C47549 #98C449

monochromatic

#242E6F #33429D #495AC4 #7784D3 #A5AEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#495AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#495AC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AC4

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AC4	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F6AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.165 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8888d7',
    500: '#495ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ac4;
$custom-light: #8888d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.707,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5131,
    "c": 0.16536,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AC4

secondary

#CFC89A

accent

#C74DDB

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AC4

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

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