#495CBB#495CBB

#495CBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.150 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CBB
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 187)
HSL	hsl(230, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 50.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 22.37, -52.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 57.03, 293.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% 0.0042 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.15 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.5415, 12.6573, 48.6282)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CBB #BBA849

analogous

#4995BB #495CBB #6F49BB

triadic

#495CBB #BB495C #5CBB49

tetradic

#495CBB #BB4995 #BBA849 #49BB6F

square

#495CBB #BB4995 #BBA849 #49BB6F

split-complementary

#495CBB #BB6F49 #95BB49

monochromatic

#253064 #364591 #495CBB #7684CC #A2ACDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#495CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#495CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CBB

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CBB	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2869BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.150 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8689d0',
    500: '#495cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cbb;
$custom-light: #8689d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51052,
    "c": 0.15026,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12659
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CBB

secondary

#C9C197

accent

#BF53D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CBB

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

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