#495AB8#495AB8

#495AB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.149 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AB8
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 184)
HSL	hsl(231, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(231, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 51.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 22.61, -51.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 56.59, 293.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.0059 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.149 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.0527, 12.1883, 46.8974)
Luminance	0.1219 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AB8 #B8A749

analogous

#4991B8 #495AB8 #6F49B8

triadic

#495AB8 #B8495A #5AB849

tetradic

#495AB8 #B84991 #B8A749 #49B86F

square

#495AB8 #B84991 #B8A749 #49B86F

split-complementary

#495AB8 #B86F49 #91B849

monochromatic

#262F61 #37448D #495AB8 #7582C9 #A1AADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#495AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#495AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AB8

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AB8	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2667BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.149 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8688ce',
    500: '#495ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ab8;
$custom-light: #8688ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.811,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50438,
    "c": 0.14863,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AB8

secondary

#C7C096

accent

#C054D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AB8

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

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