#495EC4#495EC4

#495EC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.160 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EC4
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 196)
HSL	hsl(230, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(230, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 52%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, 24.21, -55.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 60.89, 293.42°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.003 -0.1602)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.16 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.7108, 13.4060, 53.9208)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EC4 #C4AF49

analogous

#499BC4 #495EC4 #7149C4

triadic

#495EC4 #C4495E #5EC449

tetradic

#495EC4 #C4499B #C4AF49 #49C471

square

#495EC4 #C4499B #C4AF49 #49C471

split-complementary

#495EC4 #C47149 #9BC449

monochromatic

#24316F #33459D #495EC4 #7787D3 #A5B0E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#495EC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#495EC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EC4

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EC4	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#216CC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ec4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.160 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bd6',
    500: '#495ec4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ec4;
$custom-light: #888bd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ec4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.756,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52094,
    "c": 0.16025,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EC4

secondary

#CFC69A

accent

#C24DDB

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EC4

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

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