#495CC2#495CC2

#495CC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.160 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CC2
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 194)
HSL	hsl(231, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 24.79, -55.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 61.04, 293.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.55% 0.0048 -0.16)
OKLCH	oklch(51.55% 0.16 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3092, 12.9644, 52.6714)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CC2 #C2AF49

analogous

#4998C2 #495CC2 #7349C2

triadic

#495CC2 #C2495C #5CC249

tetradic

#495CC2 #C24998 #C2AF49 #49C273

square

#495CC2 #C24998 #C2AF49 #49C273

split-complementary

#495CC2 #C27349 #98C249

monochromatic

#24306C #34449A #495CC2 #7785D1 #A5AEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#495CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#495CC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CC2

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CC2	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D6AC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007486

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.160 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d5',
    500: '#495cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cc2;
$custom-light: #8789d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.579,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51554,
    "c": 0.16003,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CC2

secondary

#CEC599

accent

#C44ED9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CC2

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

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