#495ED6#495ED6

#495ED6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.185 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ED6
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 214)
HSL	hsl(231, 63%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(231, 66%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.9%, 56.1%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 30.44, -64.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 71.04, 295.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.004 -0.1847)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.185 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.8839, 14.2752, 65.3655)
Luminance	0.1428 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ED6 #D6C149

analogous

#49A5D6 #495ED6 #7B49D6

triadic

#495ED6 #D6495E #5ED649

tetradic

#495ED6 #D649A5 #D6C149 #49D67B

square

#495ED6 #D649A5 #D6C149 #49D67B

split-complementary

#495ED6 #D67B49 #A5D649

monochromatic

#1E2E86 #2A3FB8 #495ED6 #7B8AE1 #ADB6ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#495ED6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#495ED6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ED6

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ED6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ED6	1.00	5.45	3.86	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B91

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ed6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.185 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8be3',
    500: '#495ed6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ed6;
$custom-light: #8b8be3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ed6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.064,
    "s": 63.229,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53436,
    "c": 0.18473,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ED6

secondary

#DAD2A0

accent

#CE42E6

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F1F0FC

border

#CBCBD5

text

#0D0C16

muted

#7E7D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ED6

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

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