#495AB0#495AB0

#495AB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.137 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AB0
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 176)
HSL	hsl(230, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(230, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 48.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.00, 19.87, -48.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.00, 51.96, 292.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.0051 -0.1371)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.137 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2377, 11.8623, 42.6053)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AB0 #B09F49

analogous

#498EB0 #495AB0 #6C49B0

triadic

#495AB0 #B0495A #5AB049

tetradic

#495AB0 #B0498E #B09F49 #49B06C

square

#495AB0 #B0498E #B09F49 #49B06C

split-complementary

#495AB0 #B06C49 #8EB049

monochromatic

#252E59 #374485 #495AB0 #727FC4 #9DA6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#495AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#495AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AB0

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AB0	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F65B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.137 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8488c8',
    500: '#495ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ab0;
$custom-light: #8488c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.097,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4988,
    "c": 0.13724,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AB0

secondary

#C3BB92

accent

#BD57D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AB0

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

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