#495EC5#495EC5

#495EC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.162 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EC5
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 197)
HSL	hsl(230, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(230, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 24.55, -56.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 61.46, 293.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.0031 -0.1616)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.162 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8250, 13.4516, 54.5223)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EC5 #C5B049

analogous

#499CC5 #495EC5 #7249C5

triadic

#495EC5 #C5495E #5EC549

tetradic

#495EC5 #C5499C #C5B049 #49C572

square

#495EC5 #C5499C #C5B049 #49C572

split-complementary

#495EC5 #C57249 #9CC549

monochromatic

#243170 #32459E #495EC5 #7787D4 #A6B0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#495EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#495EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EC5

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EC5	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F6CC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.162 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bd7',
    500: '#495ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ec5;
$custom-light: #888bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.839,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52166,
    "c": 0.16163,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EC5

secondary

#D0C79A

accent

#C34DDB

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EC5

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

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