#495FF0

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #495FF0

Visually, #495FF0 is defined as a vivid blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 73 red, 95 green, and 240 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 70% cyan and 60% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 232.1° hue, 84.8% saturation, and 61.4% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#495FF0
RGB73, 95, 240
HSL232.1°, 84.8%, 61.4%
CMYK70%, 60%, 0%, 6%
HSV232.1°, 69.6%, 94.1%
LAB46.8, 38.8, -75.3
XYZ22.6, 15.9, 84.3
Decimal4808688

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.18:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.80:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.55:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #495FF0; }
.text-color { color: #495FF0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #495FF0; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
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