#495EC1#495EC1

#495EC1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.156 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EC1
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 193)
HSL	hsl(230, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(230, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.2%, 51.3%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 23.17, -54.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 59.18, 293.05°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% 0.0028 -0.156)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.156 271)
XYZ	xyz(16.3728, 13.2707, 52.1404)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EC1 #C1AC49

analogous

#499AC1 #495EC1 #7049C1

triadic

#495EC1 #C1495E #5EC149

tetradic

#495EC1 #C1499A #C1AC49 #49C170

square

#495EC1 #C1499A #C1AC49 #49C170

split-complementary

#495EC1 #C17049 #9AC149

monochromatic

#24316B #344699 #495EC1 #7786D1 #A4AFE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#495EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#495EC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EC1

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EC1	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#256CC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.156 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bd4',
    500: '#495ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ec1;
$custom-light: #878bd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51879,
    "c": 0.15607,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.13272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EC1

secondary

#CDC499

accent

#C14FD9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EC1

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

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