#495DB2#495DB2

#495DB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.136 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DB2
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 178)
HSL	hsl(229, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(229, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 47.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 18.64, -47.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 51.20, 291.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.0021 -0.1361)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.136 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.6952, 12.4584, 43.7412)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DB2 #B29E49

analogous

#4992B2 #495DB2 #6949B2

triadic

#495DB2 #B2495D #5DB249

tetradic

#495DB2 #B24992 #B29E49 #49B269

square

#495DB2 #B24992 #B29E49 #49B269

split-complementary

#495DB2 #B26949 #92B249

monochromatic

#25305B #374687 #495DB2 #7382C5 #9EA9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#495DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#495DB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DB2

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DB2	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3468B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.136 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858ac9',
    500: '#495db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495db2;
$custom-light: #858ac9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.571,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50634,
    "c": 0.13616,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DB2

secondary

#C4BB93

accent

#BA56D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DB2

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

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