#495EC8#495EC8

#495EC8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.166 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EC8
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 200)
HSL	hsl(230, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 53%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 25.59, -57.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 63.16, 293.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.39% 0.0033 -0.1657)
OKLCH	oklch(52.39% 0.166 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.1722, 13.5905, 56.3507)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EC8 #C8B349

analogous

#499DC8 #495EC8 #7349C8

triadic

#495EC8 #C8495E #5EC849

tetradic

#495EC8 #C8499D #C8B349 #49C873

square

#495EC8 #C8499D #C8B349 #49C873

split-complementary

#495EC8 #C87349 #9DC849

monochromatic

#233074 #3144A3 #495EC8 #7888D6 #A7B1E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#495EC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#495EC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EC8

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EC8	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#196DCC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00778A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ec8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.166 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bd9',
    500: '#495ec8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ec8;
$custom-light: #888bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ec8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.079,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52385,
    "c": 0.16576,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EC8

secondary

#D2C99B

accent

#C54BDD

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EC8

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

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