#495EAD#495EAD

#495EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.128 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EAD
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 16.29, -44.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 47.66, 289.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.0003 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.128 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2907, 12.4379, 41.1747)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EAD #AD9849

analogous

#4990AD #495EAD #6649AD

triadic

#495EAD #AD495E #5EAD49

tetradic

#495EAD #AD4990 #AD9849 #49AD66

square

#495EAD #AD4990 #AD9849 #49AD66

split-complementary

#495EAD #AD6649 #90AD49

monochromatic

#252F57 #374782 #495EAD #7082C3 #9BA8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#495EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#495EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EAD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EAD	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A68B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01707D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.128 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848bc6',
    500: '#495ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ead;
$custom-light: #848bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.4,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50511,
    "c": 0.12764,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EAD

secondary

#C1B790

accent

#B757D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EAD

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

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