#495BC4#495BC4

#495BC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.164 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BC4
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 196)
HSL	hsl(231, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(231, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 53.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.59, 26.11, -57.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.59, 62.82, 294.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.5% 0.0059 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(51.5% 0.164 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4492, 12.8828, 53.8336)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BC4 #C4B249

analogous

#4998C4 #495BC4 #7549C4

triadic

#495BC4 #C4495B #5BC449

tetradic

#495BC4 #C44998 #C4B249 #49C475

square

#495BC4 #C44998 #C4B249 #49C475

split-complementary

#495BC4 #C47549 #98C449

monochromatic

#242F6F #33429D #495BC4 #7785D3 #A5AEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#495BC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#495BC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BC4

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BC4	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#146AC8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007487

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.164 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8889d7',
    500: '#495bc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bc4;
$custom-light: #8889d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.22,
    "s": 51.037,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51504,
    "c": 0.16408,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BC4

secondary

#CFC79A

accent

#C64DDB

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BC4

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

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