#495BC0#495BC0

#495BC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.159 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BC0
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 192)
HSL	hsl(231, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(231, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 52.6%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 24.73, -55.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 60.54, 294.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% 0.0056 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.159 272)
XYZ	xyz(16.0000, 12.7031, 51.4677)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BC0 #C0AE49

analogous

#4997C0 #495BC0 #7349C0

triadic

#495BC0 #C0495B #5BC049

tetradic

#495BC0 #C04997 #C0AE49 #49C073

square

#495BC0 #C04997 #C0AE49 #49C073

split-complementary

#495BC0 #C07349 #97C049

monochromatic

#252F6A #344397 #495BC0 #7684D0 #A4ADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#495BC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#495BC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BC0

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BC0	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D69C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007385

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bc0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.159 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d4',
    500: '#495bc0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bc0;
$custom-light: #8789d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bc0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.924,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51211,
    "c": 0.15854,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.12704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BC0

secondary

#CCC598

accent

#C350D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BC0

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

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