#495CBD#495CBD

#495CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.153 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CBD
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 189)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 23.06, -53.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 58.18, 293.35°)
OKLab	oklab(51.19% 0.0044 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(51.19% 0.153 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7570, 12.7436, 49.7636)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CBD #BDAA49

analogous

#4996BD #495CBD #7049BD

triadic

#495CBD #BD495C #5CBD49

tetradic

#495CBD #BD4996 #BDAA49 #49BD70

square

#495CBD #BD4996 #BDAA49 #49BD70

split-complementary

#495CBD #BD7049 #96BD49

monochromatic

#253066 #354593 #495CBD #7684CD #A3ACDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#495CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#495CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CBD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CBD	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2569C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#025FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.153 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d1',
    500: '#495cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cbd;
$custom-light: #8789d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.172,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51194,
    "c": 0.15306,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CBD

secondary

#CAC297

accent

#C151D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CBD

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

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