#495DB1#495DB1

#495DB1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.135 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DB1
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 177)
HSL	hsl(228, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.87, 18.29, -47.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.87, 50.62, 291.19°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.002 -0.1347)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.135 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.5952, 12.4184, 43.2143)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DB1 #B19D49

analogous

#4991B1 #495DB1 #6949B1

triadic

#495DB1 #B1495D #5DB149

tetradic

#495DB1 #B14991 #B19D49 #49B169

square

#495DB1 #B14991 #B19D49 #49B169

split-complementary

#495DB1 #B16949 #91B149

monochromatic

#252F5A #374686 #495DB1 #7282C5 #9EA9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#495DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#495DB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DB1

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DB1	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3568B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.135 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858ac9',
    500: '#495db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495db1;
$custom-light: #858ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.462,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50567,
    "c": 0.13472,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DB1

secondary

#C3BA92

accent

#BA56D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DB1

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

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