#495ED5#495ED5

#495ED5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.183 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ED5
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 213)
HSL	hsl(231, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(231, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.7%, 55.9%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.55, 30.10, -63.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.55, 70.48, 295.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.004 -0.1834)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.183 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7565, 14.2243, 64.6950)
Luminance	0.1423 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ED5 #D5C049

analogous

#49A4D5 #495ED5 #7A49D5

triadic

#495ED5 #D5495E #5ED549

tetradic

#495ED5 #D549A4 #D5C049 #49D57A

square

#495ED5 #D549A4 #D5C049 #49D57A

split-complementary

#495ED5 #D57A49 #A4D549

monochromatic

#1F2E85 #2A3FB7 #495ED5 #7B8AE0 #ACB6EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#495ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#495ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ED5

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ED5	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070D9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B90

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.183 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8be3',
    500: '#495ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ed5;
$custom-light: #8b8be3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231,
    "s": 62.5,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53359,
    "c": 0.18339,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ED5

secondary

#DAD1A0

accent

#CD42E6

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F1F0FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7E7D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ED5

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

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