#495CB2#495CB2

#495CB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.137 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CB2
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 178)
HSL	hsl(229, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(229, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 48.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.66, 19.28, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.66, 51.84, 291.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.0032 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.137 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6080, 12.2840, 43.7121)
Luminance	0.1229 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CB2 #B29F49

analogous

#4991B2 #495CB2 #6B49B2

triadic

#495CB2 #B2495C #5CB249

tetradic

#495CB2 #B24991 #B29F49 #49B26B

square

#495CB2 #B24991 #B29F49 #49B26B

split-complementary

#495CB2 #B26B49 #91B249

monochromatic

#252F5B #374687 #495CB2 #7382C5 #9EA8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#495CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#495CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CB2

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CB2	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3267B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.137 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589c9',
    500: '#495cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cb2;
$custom-light: #8589c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.143,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50428,
    "c": 0.13748,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CB2

secondary

#C4BB93

accent

#BB56D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CB2

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

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