#495AB7#495AB7

#495AB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.147 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AB7
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 183)
HSL	hsl(231, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(231, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 50.8%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 22.27, -51.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 56.02, 293.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.37% 0.0059 -0.1471)
OKLCH	oklch(50.37% 0.147 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9482, 12.1465, 46.3473)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AB7 #B7A649

analogous

#4991B7 #495AB7 #6F49B7

triadic

#495AB7 #B7495A #5AB749

tetradic

#495AB7 #B74991 #B7A649 #49B76F

square

#495AB7 #B74991 #B7A649 #49B76F

split-complementary

#495AB7 #B76F49 #91B749

monochromatic

#262F60 #37448C #495AB7 #7582C8 #A1AADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#495AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#495AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AB7

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AB7	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2867BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E5DB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.147 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8688cd',
    500: '#495ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ab7;
$custom-light: #8688cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.727,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50367,
    "c": 0.14722,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AB7

secondary

#C6BF95

accent

#C055D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AB7

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

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