#495DC3#495DC3

#495DC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.160 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DC3
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 195)
HSL	hsl(230, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(230, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 52.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 24.50, -55.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 60.96, 293.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.0039 -0.1601)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.16 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5090, 13.1839, 53.2939)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DC3 #C3AF49

analogous

#499AC3 #495DC3 #7249C3

triadic

#495DC3 #C3495D #5DC349

tetradic

#495DC3 #C3499A #C3AF49 #49C372

square

#495DC3 #C3499A #C3AF49 #49C372

split-complementary

#495DC3 #C37249 #9AC349

monochromatic

#24306E #33449C #495DC3 #7786D2 #A5AFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#495DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#495DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DC3

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DC3	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F6BC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.160 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888ad6',
    500: '#495dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dc3;
$custom-light: #888ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.164,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51824,
    "c": 0.16014,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DC3

secondary

#CEC699

accent

#C34EDA

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DC3

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

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