#495AB5#495AB5

#495AB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.144 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AB5
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 181)
HSL	hsl(231, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(231, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 50.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.32, 21.58, -50.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.32, 54.86, 293.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.23% 0.0056 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(50.23% 0.144 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.7416, 12.0638, 45.2588)
Luminance	0.1206 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AB5 #B5A449

analogous

#4990B5 #495AB5 #6E49B5

triadic

#495AB5 #B5495A #5AB549

tetradic

#495AB5 #B54990 #B5A449 #49B56E

square

#495AB5 #B54990 #B5A449 #49B56E

split-complementary

#495AB5 #B56E49 #90B549

monochromatic

#262F5E #374489 #495AB5 #7481C7 #A0A9D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#495AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#495AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AB5

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AB5	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A66B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#145DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.144 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8588cc',
    500: '#495ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ab5;
$custom-light: #8588cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.556,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50227,
    "c": 0.14438,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AB5

secondary

#C5BE94

accent

#BF55D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AB5

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

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