#495BC1#495BC1

#495BC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.160 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BC1
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 193)
HSL	hsl(231, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 52.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 25.08, -55.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 61.11, 294.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.28% 0.0057 -0.1598)
OKLCH	oklch(51.28% 0.16 272)
XYZ	xyz(16.1112, 12.7475, 52.0532)
Luminance	0.1275 (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

#495BC1 #C1AF49

analogous

#4997C1 #495BC1 #7349C1

triadic

#495BC1 #C1495B #5BC149

tetradic

#495BC1 #C14997 #C1AF49 #49C173

square

#495BC1 #C14997 #C1AF49 #49C173

split-complementary

#495BC1 #C17349 #97C149

monochromatic

#242F6B #344399 #495BC1 #7784D1 #A4ADE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#495BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#495BC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BC1

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BC1	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B6AC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.160 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d4',
    500: '#495bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bc1;
$custom-light: #8789d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51284,
    "c": 0.15993,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.12749
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BC1

secondary

#CDC599

accent

#C44FD9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BC1

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

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