#495CBC#495CBC

#495CBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.152 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CBC
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 188)
HSL	hsl(230, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 51.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 22.71, -52.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 57.60, 293.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.0043 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.152 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.6489, 12.7003, 49.1939)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CBC #BCA949

analogous

#4995BC #495CBC #6F49BC

triadic

#495CBC #BC495C #5CBC49

tetradic

#495CBC #BC4995 #BCA949 #49BC6F

square

#495CBC #BC4995 #BCA949 #49BC6F

split-complementary

#495CBC #BC6F49 #95BC49

monochromatic

#253065 #364592 #495CBC #7684CC #A2ACDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#495CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#495CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CBC

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CBC	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2669BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#065FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.152 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8689d1',
    500: '#495cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cbc;
$custom-light: #8689d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.087,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51123,
    "c": 0.15166,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CBC

secondary

#CAC197

accent

#C052D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CBC

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

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