#495DA8#495DA8

#495DA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.122 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DA8
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 168)
HSL	hsl(227, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(227, 57%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.5%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 15.23, -42.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 45.39, 289.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% 0.0006 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.122 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7276, 12.0713, 38.6448)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DA8 #A89449

analogous

#498DA8 #495DA8 #6449A8

triadic

#495DA8 #A8495D #5DA849

tetradic

#495DA8 #A8498D #A89449 #49A864

square

#495DA8 #A8498D #A89449 #49A864

split-complementary

#495DA8 #A86449 #8DA849

monochromatic

#242E53 #36457D #495DA8 #6E7FC0 #99A5D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#495DA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#495DA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DA8

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DA8	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C66AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#106E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495da8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.122 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838ac2',
    500: '#495da8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495da8;
$custom-light: #838ac2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495da8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.368,
    "s": 39.419,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49976,
    "c": 0.12168,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DA8

secondary

#BFB58E

accent

#B658CF

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#EFF0F8

border

#CACBD1

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DA8

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

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