#495DC2#495DC2

#495DC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.159 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DC2
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 194)
HSL	hsl(230, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(230, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 52.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 24.15, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 60.39, 293.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.75% 0.0038 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(51.75% 0.159 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.3964, 13.1388, 52.7005)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DC2 #C2AE49

analogous

#4999C2 #495DC2 #7249C2

triadic

#495DC2 #C2495D #5DC249

tetradic

#495DC2 #C24999 #C2AE49 #49C272

square

#495DC2 #C24999 #C2AE49 #49C272

split-complementary

#495DC2 #C27249 #99C249

monochromatic

#24306C #34459A #495DC2 #7786D1 #A5AFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#495DC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#495DC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DC2

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DC2	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#216BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.159 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878ad5',
    500: '#495dc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dc2;
$custom-light: #878ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.083,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51751,
    "c": 0.15875,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DC2

secondary

#CEC599

accent

#C24ED9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DC2

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

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