#495CBA#495CBA

#495CBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.149 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CBA
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 186)
HSL	hsl(230, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 50.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 22.02, -51.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 56.45, 292.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.0041 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.149 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.4348, 12.6147, 48.0664)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CBA #BAA749

analogous

#4994BA #495CBA #6E49BA

triadic

#495CBA #BA495C #5CBA49

tetradic

#495CBA #BA4994 #BAA749 #49BA6E

square

#495CBA #BA4994 #BAA749 #49BA6E

split-complementary

#495CBA #BA6E49 #94BA49

monochromatic

#263063 #36458F #495CBA #7584CB #A2ABDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#495CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#495CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CBA

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CBA	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2969BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F5FB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.149 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8689cf',
    500: '#495cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cba;
$custom-light: #8689cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.912,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50981,
    "c": 0.14885,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CBA

secondary

#C8C096

accent

#BF53D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CBA

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

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