#495DAB#495DAB

#495DAB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.126 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DAB
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 171)
HSL	hsl(228, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(228, 57%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.3%, 45.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.51, 16.25, -44.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.51, 47.14, 290.16°)
OKLab	oklab(50.17% 0.0011 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(50.17% 0.126 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.0103, 12.1844, 40.1337)
Luminance	0.1218 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DAB #AB9749

analogous

#498EAB #495DAB #6649AB

triadic

#495DAB #AB495D #5DAB49

tetradic

#495DAB #AB498E #AB9749 #49AB66

square

#495DAB #AB498E #AB9749 #49AB66

split-complementary

#495DAB #AB6649 #8EAB49

monochromatic

#242E55 #374680 #495DAB #6F80C2 #9AA6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#495DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#495DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DAB

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DAB	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A66AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5EA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#086E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.126 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848ac4',
    500: '#495dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dab;
$custom-light: #848ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.755,
    "s": 40.164,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5017,
    "c": 0.12605,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DAB

secondary

#C0B68F

accent

#B758D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DAB

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

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