#495EC2#495EC2

#495EC2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.157 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EC2
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 194)
HSL	hsl(230, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(230, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.4%, 51.5%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 23.51, -54.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 59.75, 293.18°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% 0.0028 -0.1574)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.157 271)
XYZ	xyz(16.4847, 13.3155, 52.7299)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EC2 #C2AD49

analogous

#499AC2 #495EC2 #7149C2

triadic

#495EC2 #C2495E #5EC249

tetradic

#495EC2 #C2499A #C2AD49 #49C271

square

#495EC2 #C2499A #C2AD49 #49C271

split-complementary

#495EC2 #C27149 #9AC249

monochromatic

#24316C #34459A #495EC2 #7787D1 #A5AFE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#495EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#495EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EC2

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EC2	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#246CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007587

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.157 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bd5',
    500: '#495ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ec2;
$custom-light: #878bd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.587,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5195,
    "c": 0.15747,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.13317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EC2

secondary

#CEC599

accent

#C14ED9

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EC2

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

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