#495ACE#495ACE

#495ACE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.179 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ACE
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 206)
HSL	hsl(232, 58%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(232, 65%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 56.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 30.19, -62.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 69.12, 295.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.0072 -0.1788)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.179 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5407, 13.1835, 60.0008)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ACE #CEBD49

analogous

#499CCE #495ACE #7B49CE

triadic

#495ACE #CE495A #5ACE49

tetradic

#495ACE #CE499C #CEBD49 #49CE7B

square

#495ACE #CE499C #CEBD49 #49CE7B

split-complementary

#495ACE #CE7B49 #9CCE49

monochromatic

#212D7B #2E3EAC #495ACE #7986DB #A9B1E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#495ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#495ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ACE

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ACE	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00768B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.179 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a88de',
    500: '#495ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ace;
$custom-light: #8a88de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.331,
    "s": 57.576,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52068,
    "c": 0.17897,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ACE

secondary

#D5CE9D

accent

#CD47E1

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ACE

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

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