#495BC2#495BC2

#495BC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.161 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BC2
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 194)
HSL	hsl(231, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 53.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 25.42, -56.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 61.68, 294.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.0058 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.161 272)
XYZ	xyz(16.2231, 12.7923, 52.6427)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BC2 #C2B049

analogous

#4998C2 #495BC2 #7349C2

triadic

#495BC2 #C2495B #5BC249

tetradic

#495BC2 #C24998 #C2B049 #49C273

square

#495BC2 #C24998 #C2B049 #49C273

split-complementary

#495BC2 #C27349 #98C249

monochromatic

#242F6C #34439A #495BC2 #7784D1 #A5AEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#495BC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#495BC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BC2

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BC2	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#196AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.161 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d5',
    500: '#495bc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bc2;
$custom-light: #8789d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.074,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51357,
    "c": 0.16131,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.12794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BC2

secondary

#CEC699

accent

#C54ED9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BC2

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

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