#495BC6#495BC6

#495BC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.167 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BC6
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 198)
HSL	hsl(231, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(231, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 54%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.72, 26.80, -58.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.72, 63.96, 294.77°)
OKLab	oklab(51.65% 0.006 -0.1667)
OKLCH	oklch(51.65% 0.167 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6784, 12.9744, 55.0405)
Luminance	0.1298 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BC6 #C6B449

analogous

#4999C6 #495BC6 #7549C6

triadic

#495BC6 #C6495B #5BC649

tetradic

#495BC6 #C64999 #C6B449 #49C675

square

#495BC6 #C64999 #C6B449 #49C675

split-complementary

#495BC6 #C67549 #99C649

monochromatic

#232F71 #3242A0 #495BC6 #7885D5 #A6AFE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#495BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#495BC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BC6

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BC6	1.00	5.84	3.60	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E6BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007488

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.167 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8889d8',
    500: '#495bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bc6;
$custom-light: #8889d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.36,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51653,
    "c": 0.16683,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12976
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BC6

secondary

#D0C99A

accent

#C74CDC

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BC6

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

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