#495CB1#495CB1

#495CB1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.136 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CB1
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 177)
HSL	hsl(229, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(229, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 48%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 18.93, -47.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 51.26, 291.68°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.0031 -0.136)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.136 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5080, 12.2440, 43.1852)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CB1 #B19E49

analogous

#4990B1 #495CB1 #6A49B1

triadic

#495CB1 #B1495C #5CB149

tetradic

#495CB1 #B14990 #B19E49 #49B16A

square

#495CB1 #B14990 #B19E49 #49B16A

split-complementary

#495CB1 #B16A49 #90B149

monochromatic

#252F5A #374586 #495CB1 #7281C5 #9EA8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#495CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#495CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CB1

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CB1	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3367B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.136 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589c9',
    500: '#495cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cb1;
$custom-light: #8589c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.038,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5036,
    "c": 0.13603,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CB1

secondary

#C3BA92

accent

#BB56D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CB1

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

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