#495BE2#495BE2

#495BE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.204 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BE2
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 226)
HSL	hsl(233, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(233, 68%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 59.7%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 36.44, -70.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 79.59, 297.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.0065 -0.204)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.204 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2116, 14.3877, 73.6487)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BE2 #E2D049

analogous

#49A7E2 #495BE2 #8349E2

triadic

#495BE2 #E2495B #5BE249

tetradic

#495BE2 #E249A7 #E2D049 #49E283

square

#495BE2 #E249A7 #E2D049 #49E283

split-complementary

#495BE2 #E28349 #A7E249

monochromatic

#182798 #2135CD #495BE2 #7E8BEA #B3BAF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#495BE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#495BE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BE2

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BE2	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007D96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495be2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.204 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d89ec',
    500: '#495be2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495be2;
$custom-light: #8d89ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495be2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 72.512,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53836,
    "c": 0.20414,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BE2

secondary

#E2DBA5

accent

#DA39EF

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BE2

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

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