#495ED8#495ED8

#495ED8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.187 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ED8
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 216)
HSL	hsl(231, 65%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(231, 66%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 56.5%, 0%, 15.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 31.13, -65.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 72.16, 295.56°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.0041 -0.1874)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.187 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1408, 14.3780, 66.7189)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ED8 #D8C349

analogous

#49A6D8 #495ED8 #7C49D8

triadic

#495ED8 #D8495E #5ED849

tetradic

#495ED8 #D849A6 #D8C349 #49D87C

square

#495ED8 #D849A6 #D8C349 #49D87C

split-complementary

#495ED8 #D87C49 #A6D849

monochromatic

#1D2D89 #283EBC #495ED8 #7B8BE3 #AEB7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#495ED8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#495ED8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ED8

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ED8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ED8	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064D6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ed8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 216);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.187 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8be5',
    500: '#495ed8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ed8;
$custom-light: #8b8be5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ed8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 216
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.189,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5359,
    "c": 0.1874,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ED8

secondary

#DCD3A1

accent

#CF40E8

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FC

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0D0C16

muted

#7E7D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ED8

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

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