#495ECB#495ECB

#495ECB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.170 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ECB
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 203)
HSL	hsl(230, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 53.7%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.85, 26.63, -59.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.85, 64.86, 294.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.61% 0.0035 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(52.61% 0.17 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5262, 13.7321, 58.2153)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ECB #CBB649

analogous

#499FCB #495ECB #7549CB

triadic

#495ECB #CB495E #5ECB49

tetradic

#495ECB #CB499F #CBB649 #49CB75

square

#495ECB #CB499F #CBB649 #49CB75

split-complementary

#495ECB #CB7549 #9FCB49

monochromatic

#223077 #3043A7 #495ECB #7988D9 #A8B2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#495ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#495ECB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ECB

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ECB	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#116ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00788B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.170 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898bdc',
    500: '#495ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ecb;
$custom-light: #898bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.308,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52606,
    "c": 0.16988,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ECB

secondary

#D4CB9C

accent

#C749DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ECB

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

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