#495BC3#495BC3

#495BC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.163 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BC3
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 195)
HSL	hsl(231, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(231, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.6%, 53.3%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 25.77, -56.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 62.25, 294.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.0058 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.163 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3358, 12.8374, 53.2362)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BC3 #C3B149

analogous

#4998C3 #495BC3 #7449C3

triadic

#495BC3 #C3495B #5BC349

tetradic

#495BC3 #C34998 #C3B149 #49C374

square

#495BC3 #C34998 #C3B149 #49C374

split-complementary

#495BC3 #C37449 #98C349

monochromatic

#242F6E #33439C #495BC3 #7784D2 #A5AEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#495BC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#495BC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BC3

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BC3	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#176AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007386

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.163 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8889d6',
    500: '#495bc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bc3;
$custom-light: #8889d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.148,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51431,
    "c": 0.16269,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BC3

secondary

#CEC799

accent

#C54EDA

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BC3

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

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