#495BCD#495BCD

#495BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.176 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BCD
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 205)
HSL	hsl(232, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(232, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 55.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.22, 29.22, -61.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.22, 67.92, 295.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% 0.0063 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.176 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5045, 13.3049, 59.3914)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BCD #CDBB49

analogous

#499DCD #495BCD #7949CD

triadic

#495BCD #CD495B #5BCD49

tetradic

#495BCD #CD499D #CDBB49 #49CD79

square

#495BCD #CD499D #CDBB49 #49CD79

split-complementary

#495BCD #CD7949 #9DCD49

monochromatic

#222E7A #2F40AA #495BCD #7986DA #A9B2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#495BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#495BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BCD

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BCD	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00768B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.176 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8989dd',
    500: '#495bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495bcd;
$custom-light: #8989dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.818,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5218,
    "c": 0.17636,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BCD

secondary

#D5CD9D

accent

#CB48E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BCD

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

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