#495DB4#495DB4

#495DB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.139 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DB4
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 180)
HSL	hsl(229, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 48.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.06, 19.32, -48.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.06, 52.35, 291.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.0024 -0.139)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.139 271)
XYZ	xyz(14.8975, 12.5393, 44.8064)
Luminance	0.1254 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DB4 #B4A049

analogous

#4993B4 #495DB4 #6B49B4

triadic

#495DB4 #B4495D #5DB449

tetradic

#495DB4 #B44993 #B4A049 #49B46B

square

#495DB4 #B44993 #B4A049 #49B46B

split-complementary

#495DB4 #B46B49 #93B449

monochromatic

#26305D #374788 #495DB4 #7483C7 #9FAAD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#495DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#495DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DB4

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DB4	1.00	5.99	3.51	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3268B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205FB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.139 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858acb',
    500: '#495db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495db4;
$custom-light: #858acb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.785,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5077,
    "c": 0.13902,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.1254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DB4

secondary

#C5BC94

accent

#BB56D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DB4

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

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