#495DB6#495DB6

#495DB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.142 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DB6
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 182)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 20.01, -49.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 53.51, 291.96°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.0026 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.142 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.1027, 12.6214, 45.8872)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DB6 #B6A249

analogous

#4993B6 #495DB6 #6C49B6

triadic

#495DB6 #B6495D #5DB649

tetradic

#495DB6 #B64993 #B6A249 #49B66C

square

#495DB6 #B64993 #B6A249 #49B66C

split-complementary

#495DB6 #B66C49 #93B649

monochromatic

#26305F #37478A #495DB6 #7584C8 #A0ABD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#495DB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#495DB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DB6

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DB6	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3069B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5FB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495db6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.142 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858acc',
    500: '#495db6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495db6;
$custom-light: #858acc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495db6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.991,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50906,
    "c": 0.14187,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DB6

secondary

#C6BD95

accent

#BC55D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DB6

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

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