#495ABD#495ABD

#495ABD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.156 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495ABD
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 189)
HSL	hsl(231, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 52.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 24.33, -54.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 59.47, 294.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.8% 0.0064 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(50.8% 0.156 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.5861, 12.4016, 49.7067)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495ABD #BDAC49

analogous

#4994BD #495ABD #7249BD

triadic

#495ABD #BD495A #5ABD49

tetradic

#495ABD #BD4994 #BDAC49 #49BD72

square

#495ABD #BD4994 #BDAC49 #49BD72

split-complementary

#495ABD #BD7249 #94BD49

monochromatic

#252F66 #354393 #495ABD #7683CD #A3ABDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#495ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#495ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495ABD

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495ABD	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F68C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.156 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8788d1',
    500: '#495abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495abd;
$custom-light: #8788d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.207,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50796,
    "c": 0.15565,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495ABD

secondary

#CAC397

accent

#C351D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495ABD

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

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