#495ED2#495ED2

#495ED2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.179 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ED2
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 210)
HSL	hsl(231, 60%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(231, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.34, 29.06, -62.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.34, 68.80, 294.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.0039 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.179 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3793, 14.0734, 62.7081)
Luminance	0.1407 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ED2 #D2BD49

analogous

#49A2D2 #495ED2 #7849D2

triadic

#495ED2 #D2495E #5ED249

tetradic

#495ED2 #D249A2 #D2BD49 #49D278

square

#495ED2 #D249A2 #D2BD49 #49D278

split-complementary

#495ED2 #D27849 #A2D249

monochromatic

#202F81 #2C40B2 #495ED2 #7A89DE #ABB5EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#495ED2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#495ED2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ED2

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ED2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ED2	1.00	5.50	3.81	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FD6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063D0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A8F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ed2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.179 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8be1',
    500: '#495ed2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ed2;
$custom-light: #8a8be1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ed2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.803,
    "s": 60.352,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5313,
    "c": 0.17937,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ED2

secondary

#D8CF9F

accent

#CB44E3

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ED2

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

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