#495BBD#495BBD

#495BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.154 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BBD
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 189)
HSL	hsl(231, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 51.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 23.70, -53.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 58.82, 293.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.0054 -0.1543)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.154 272)
XYZ	xyz(15.6710, 12.5715, 49.7350)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BBD #BDAB49

analogous

#4995BD #495BBD #7149BD

triadic

#495BBD #BD495B #5BBD49

tetradic

#495BBD #BD4995 #BDAB49 #49BD71

square

#495BBD #BD4995 #BDAB49 #49BD71

split-complementary

#495BBD #BD7149 #95BD49

monochromatic

#252F66 #354493 #495BBD #7683CD #A3ACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#495BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#495BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BBD

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BBD	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2269C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.154 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d1',
    500: '#495bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bbd;
$custom-light: #8789d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.69,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50995,
    "c": 0.15435,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.12573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BBD

secondary

#CAC397

accent

#C251D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BBD

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

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