#495BBE#495BBE

#495BBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.156 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BBE
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 190)
HSL	hsl(231, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 52.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 24.04, -54.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 59.39, 293.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.0055 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.156 272)
XYZ	xyz(15.7799, 12.6150, 50.3086)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BBE #BEAC49

analogous

#4996BE #495BBE #7249BE

triadic

#495BBE #BE495B #5BBE49

tetradic

#495BBE #BE4996 #BEAC49 #49BE72

square

#495BBE #BE4996 #BEAC49 #49BE72

split-complementary

#495BBE #BE7249 #96BE49

monochromatic

#252F68 #354495 #495BBE #7684CE #A3ACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#495BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#495BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BBE

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BBE	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2069C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.156 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d2',
    500: '#495bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bbe;
$custom-light: #8789d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.769,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51067,
    "c": 0.15576,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.12616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BBE

secondary

#CBC398

accent

#C251D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BBE

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

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