#495CBE#495CBE

#495CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.154 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CBE
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 190)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(230, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 51.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.44, 23.40, -53.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.44, 58.75, 293.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.27% 0.0045 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(51.27% 0.154 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.8660, 12.7872, 50.3373)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CBE #BEAB49

analogous

#4997BE #495CBE #7149BE

triadic

#495CBE #BE495C #5CBE49

tetradic

#495CBE #BE4997 #BEAB49 #49BE71

square

#495CBE #BE4997 #BEAB49 #49BE71

split-complementary

#495CBE #BE7149 #97BE49

monochromatic

#253068 #354595 #495CBE #7684CE #A3ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#495CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#495CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CBE

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CBE	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#246AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.154 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789d2',
    500: '#495cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cbe;
$custom-light: #8789d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.256,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51265,
    "c": 0.15446,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12788
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CBE

secondary

#CBC398

accent

#C151D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CBE

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

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