#495AD6#495AD6

#495AD6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.190 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AD6
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 214)
HSL	hsl(233, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(233, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 32.94, -65.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 73.60, 296.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.69% 0.0074 -0.1895)
OKLCH	oklch(52.69% 0.19 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5373, 13.5822, 65.2500)
Luminance	0.1358 (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

#495AD6 #D6C549

analogous

#49A1D6 #495AD6 #7F49D6

triadic

#495AD6 #D6495A #5AD649

tetradic

#495AD6 #D649A1 #D6C549 #49D67F

square

#495AD6 #D649A1 #D6C549 #49D67F

split-complementary

#495AD6 #D67F49 #A1D649

monochromatic

#1E2B86 #2A3BB8 #495AD6 #7B87E1 #ADB5ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#495AD6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#495AD6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AD6

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AD6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AD6	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006EDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00788F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ad6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.190 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b88e3',
    500: '#495ad6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ad6;
$custom-light: #8b88e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ad6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.766,
    "s": 63.229,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52692,
    "c": 0.18964,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13584
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AD6

secondary

#DAD3A0

accent

#D242E6

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F1EFFC

border

#CBCAD5

text

#0D0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AD6

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

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