#495DE2#495DE2

#495DE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.202 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DE2
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 226)
HSL	hsl(232, 73%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(232, 68%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(67.7%, 58.8%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.27, 35.20, -69.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.27, 78.33, 296.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.005 -0.2017)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.202 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3848, 14.7342, 73.7065)
Luminance	0.1474 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DE2 #E2CE49

analogous

#49A9E2 #495DE2 #8149E2

triadic

#495DE2 #E2495D #5DE249

tetradic

#495DE2 #E249A9 #E2CE49 #49E281

square

#495DE2 #E249A9 #E2CE49 #49E281

split-complementary

#495DE2 #E28149 #A9E249

monochromatic

#182998 #2137CD #495DE2 #7E8CEA #B3BBF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#495DE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#495DE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DE2

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DE2	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0072E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007E96

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495de2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.202 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d8aec',
    500: '#495de2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495de2;
$custom-light: #8d8aec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495de2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.157,
    "s": 72.512,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54195,
    "c": 0.20176,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DE2

secondary

#E2DAA5

accent

#D739EF

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DE2

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

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