#495AB2#495AB2

#495AB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.140 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AB2
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 178)
HSL	hsl(230, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(230, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 49.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 20.55, -48.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 53.12, 292.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.0053 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.14 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4370, 11.9420, 43.6551)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AB2 #B2A149

analogous

#498FB2 #495AB2 #6D49B2

triadic

#495AB2 #B2495A #5AB249

tetradic

#495AB2 #B2498F #B2A149 #49B26D

square

#495AB2 #B2498F #B2A149 #49B26D

split-complementary

#495AB2 #B26D49 #8FB249

monochromatic

#252E5B #374487 #495AB2 #7380C5 #9EA7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#495AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#495AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AB2

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AB2	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D66B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.140 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8588c9',
    500: '#495ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ab2;
$custom-light: #8588c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.286,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50018,
    "c": 0.14011,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AB2

secondary

#C4BC93

accent

#BE56D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AB2

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

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