#495EC6#495EC6

#495EC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.163 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EC6
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 198)
HSL	hsl(230, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(230, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 52.5%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.50, 24.90, -56.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.50, 62.03, 293.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.24% 0.0032 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(52.24% 0.163 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.9400, 13.4976, 55.1277)
Luminance	0.1350 (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

#495EC6 #C6B149

analogous

#499CC6 #495EC6 #7249C6

triadic

#495EC6 #C6495E #5EC649

tetradic

#495EC6 #C6499C #C6B149 #49C672

square

#495EC6 #C6499C #C6B149 #49C672

split-complementary

#495EC6 #C67249 #9CC649

monochromatic

#233071 #3244A0 #495EC6 #7887D5 #A6B0E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#495EC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#495EC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EC6

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EC6	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D6DCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007689

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ec6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.163 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bd8',
    500: '#495ec6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ec6;
$custom-light: #888bd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ec6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.92,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52239,
    "c": 0.16301,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EC6

secondary

#D0C79A

accent

#C44CDC

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EC6

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

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