#495ECD#495ECD

#495ECD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.173 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ECD
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 205)
HSL	hsl(230, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 54.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 27.32, -60.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 65.99, 294.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.0036 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.173 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.7661, 13.8281, 59.4786)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ECD #CDB849

analogous

#49A0CD #495ECD #7649CD

triadic

#495ECD #CD495E #5ECD49

tetradic

#495ECD #CD49A0 #CDB849 #49CD76

square

#495ECD #CD49A0 #CDB849 #49CD76

split-complementary

#495ECD #CD7649 #A0CD49

monochromatic

#22307A #2F42AA #495ECD #7988DA #A9B3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#495ECD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#495ECD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ECD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ECD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ECD	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A6ED1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00788C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ecd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.173 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898bdd',
    500: '#495ecd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ecd;
$custom-light: #898bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ecd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.455,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52754,
    "c": 0.17261,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ECD

secondary

#D5CC9D

accent

#C848E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ECD

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

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