#495DCD#495DCD

#495DCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.174 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DCD
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 205)
HSL	hsl(231, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(231, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 54.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 27.96, -60.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 66.63, 294.81°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.0045 -0.1738)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.174 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.6777, 13.6514, 59.4492)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DCD #CDB949

analogous

#499FCD #495DCD #7749CD

triadic

#495DCD #CD495D #5DCD49

tetradic

#495DCD #CD499F #CDB949 #49CD77

square

#495DCD #CD499F #CDB949 #49CD77

split-complementary

#495DCD #CD7749 #9FCD49

monochromatic

#222F7A #2F41AA #495DCD #7988DA #A9B2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#495DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#495DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DCD

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DCD	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#016DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00788C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.174 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898add',
    500: '#495dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dcd;
$custom-light: #898add;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.909,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52562,
    "c": 0.17386,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DCD

secondary

#D5CC9D

accent

#C948E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DCD

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

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