#495AC7#495AC7

#495AC7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.169 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AC7
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 199)
HSL	hsl(232, 53%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(232, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.3%, 54.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 27.78, -58.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 65.17, 295.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.54% 0.007 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(51.54% 0.169 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.7092, 12.8509, 55.6217)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AC7 #C7B649

analogous

#4999C7 #495AC7 #7749C7

triadic

#495AC7 #C7495A #5AC749

tetradic

#495AC7 #C74999 #C7B649 #49C777

square

#495AC7 #C74999 #C7B649 #49C777

split-complementary

#495AC7 #C77749 #99C749

monochromatic

#232E72 #3241A1 #495AC7 #7884D5 #A7AFE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#495AC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#495AC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AC7

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AC7	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#036ACB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007488

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ac7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.169 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8888d9',
    500: '#495ac7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ac7;
$custom-light: #8888d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ac7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.905,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51535,
    "c": 0.16947,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AC7

secondary

#D1CA9B

accent

#C94BDC

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AC7

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

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