#495AC5#495AC5

#495AC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.167 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AC5
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 197)
HSL	hsl(232, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(232, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 54.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 27.09, -58.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 64.03, 295.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.0069 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.167 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.4785, 12.7586, 54.4068)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AC5 #C5B449

analogous

#4998C5 #495AC5 #7649C5

triadic

#495AC5 #C5495A #5AC549

tetradic

#495AC5 #C54998 #C5B449 #49C576

square

#495AC5 #C54998 #C5B449 #49C576

split-complementary

#495AC5 #C57649 #98C549

monochromatic

#242E70 #32419E #495AC5 #7784D4 #A6AEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#495AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#495AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AC5

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AC5	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B6AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007387

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.167 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8888d7',
    500: '#495ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ac5;
$custom-light: #8888d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.774,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51385,
    "c": 0.16673,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1276
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AC5

secondary

#D0C89A

accent

#C84DDB

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AC5

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

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