#495FFF

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #495FFF

The precise color #495FFF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Mediumslateblue. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(73, 95, 255).

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 71% cyan and 63% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#495FFF
RGB73, 95, 255
HSL232.7°, 100.0%, 64.3%
CMYK71%, 63%, 0%, 0%
HSV232.7°, 71.4%, 100.0%
LAB48.0, 43.9, -81.7
XYZ24.9, 16.8, 96.5
Decimal4808703

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.36:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.60:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.71:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

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

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
#7B68EE