#495CB6#495CB6

#495CB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.143 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CB6
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 182)
HSL	hsl(230, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 49.5%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 20.65, -50.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 54.15, 292.42°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.0037 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.143 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0155, 12.4470, 45.8581)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CB6 #B6A349

analogous

#4993B6 #495CB6 #6C49B6

triadic

#495CB6 #B6495C #5CB649

tetradic

#495CB6 #B64993 #B6A349 #49B66C

square

#495CB6 #B64993 #B6A349 #49B66C

split-complementary

#495CB6 #B66C49 #93B649

monochromatic

#26305F #37468A #495CB6 #7583C8 #A0AAD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#495CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#495CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CB6

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CB6	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E68B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.143 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589cc',
    500: '#495cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cb6;
$custom-light: #8589cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.541,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50702,
    "c": 0.14319,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CB6

secondary

#C6BD95

accent

#BD55D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CB6

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

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