#495DB7#495DB7

#495DB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.143 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DB7
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 183)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 49.2%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.25, 20.35, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.25, 54.08, 292.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.98% 0.0027 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(50.98% 0.143 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.2064, 12.6628, 46.4334)
Luminance	0.1266 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DB7 #B7A349

analogous

#4994B7 #495DB7 #6C49B7

triadic

#495DB7 #B7495D #5DB749

tetradic

#495DB7 #B74994 #B7A349 #49B76C

square

#495DB7 #B74994 #B7A349 #49B76C

split-complementary

#495DB7 #B76C49 #94B749

monochromatic

#263060 #37478C #495DB7 #7584C8 #A1ABDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.94

#495DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#495DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DB7

5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DB7	1.00	5.94	3.53	5.94
#FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F69BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.143 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868acd',
    500: '#495db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495db7;
$custom-light: #868acd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50975,
    "c": 0.1433,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DB7

secondary

#C6BE95

accent

#BC55D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DB7

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

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