#495ED0#495ED0

#495ED0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.177 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ED0
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 208)
HSL	hsl(231, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(231, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.9%, 54.8%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 28.36, -61.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 67.68, 294.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% 0.0038 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.177 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.1317, 13.9743, 61.4041)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ED0 #D0BB49

analogous

#49A1D0 #495ED0 #7849D0

triadic

#495ED0 #D0495E #5ED049

tetradic

#495ED0 #D049A1 #D0BB49 #49D078

square

#495ED0 #D049A1 #D0BB49 #49D078

split-complementary

#495ED0 #D07849 #A1D049

monochromatic

#212F7E #2D41AF #495ED0 #7A89DD #AAB4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#495ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#495ED0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ED0

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ED0	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00798E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.177 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8bdf',
    500: '#495ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ed0;
$custom-light: #8a8bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.667,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52979,
    "c": 0.17667,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ED0

secondary

#D7CE9E

accent

#CA46E2

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ED0

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

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