#495AE0#495AE0

#495AE0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.203 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AE0
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 224)
HSL	hsl(233, 71%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(233, 67%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.4%, 59.8%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 36.37, -70.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 79.13, 297.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.0073 -0.2026)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.203 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.8538, 14.1087, 72.1835)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AE0 #E0CF49

analogous

#49A5E0 #495AE0 #8349E0

triadic

#495AE0 #E0495A #5AE049

tetradic

#495AE0 #E049A5 #E0CF49 #49E083

square

#495AE0 #E049A5 #E0CF49 #49E083

split-complementary

#495AE0 #E08349 #A5E049

monochromatic

#192795 #2235C9 #495AE0 #7D89E9 #B2B9F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#495AE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#495AE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AE0

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AE0	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ae0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.203 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d88eb',
    500: '#495ae0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ae0;
$custom-light: #8d88eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ae0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.245,
    "s": 70.892,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53495,
    "c": 0.20274,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AE0

secondary

#E0DAA4

accent

#D93AEE

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AE0

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

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