#495BC5#495BC5

#495BC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.165 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BC5
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 197)
HSL	hsl(231, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(231, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 53.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 26.46, -57.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 63.39, 294.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.0059 -0.1653)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.165 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.5634, 12.9284, 54.4351)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BC5 #C5B349

analogous

#4999C5 #495BC5 #7549C5

triadic

#495BC5 #C5495B #5BC549

tetradic

#495BC5 #C54999 #C5B349 #49C575

square

#495BC5 #C54999 #C5B349 #49C575

split-complementary

#495BC5 #C57549 #99C549

monochromatic

#242F70 #32429E #495BC5 #7785D4 #A6AFE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#495BC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#495BC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BC5

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BC5	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#126AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.165 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8889d7',
    500: '#495bc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bc5;
$custom-light: #8889d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.29,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51578,
    "c": 0.16546,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BC5

secondary

#D0C89A

accent

#C64DDB

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BC5

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

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