#495CB0#495CB0

#495CB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.135 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CB0
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 176)
HSL	hsl(229, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(229, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 47.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 18.59, -47.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 50.68, 291.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.29% 0.0029 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(50.29% 0.135 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4087, 12.2042, 42.6622)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CB0 #B09D49

analogous

#4990B0 #495CB0 #6A49B0

triadic

#495CB0 #B0495C #5CB049

tetradic

#495CB0 #B04990 #B09D49 #49B06A

square

#495CB0 #B04990 #B09D49 #49B06A

split-complementary

#495CB0 #B06A49 #90B049

monochromatic

#252F59 #374585 #495CB0 #7281C4 #9DA8D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#495CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#495CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CB0

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CB0	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3467B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.135 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8489c8',
    500: '#495cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cb0;
$custom-light: #8489c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.932,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50292,
    "c": 0.1346,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CB0

secondary

#C3BA92

accent

#BB57D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CB0

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

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