#495BCB#495BCB

#495BCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.174 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BCB
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 203)
HSL	hsl(232, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(232, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 55.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.08, 28.53, -60.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.08, 66.79, 295.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.03% 0.0062 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(52.03% 0.174 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.2646, 13.2089, 58.1281)
Luminance	0.1321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BCB #CBB949

analogous

#499CCB #495BCB #7849CB

triadic

#495BCB #CB495B #5BCB49

tetradic

#495BCB #CB499C #CBB949 #49CB78

square

#495BCB #CB499C #CBB949 #49CB78

split-complementary

#495BCB #CB7849 #9CCB49

monochromatic

#222E77 #3040A7 #495BCB #7986D9 #A8B1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#495BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#495BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BCB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BCB	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00768A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.174 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8989dc',
    500: '#495bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bcb;
$custom-light: #8989dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.692,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52028,
    "c": 0.17365,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BCB

secondary

#D4CC9C

accent

#CA49DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BCB

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

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