#495DB8#495DB8

#495DB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.145 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DB8
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 184)
HSL	hsl(229, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 49.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 20.70, -50.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 54.66, 292.25°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.0029 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.145 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.3109, 12.7046, 46.9835)
Luminance	0.1271 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DB8 #B8A449

analogous

#4995B8 #495DB8 #6C49B8

triadic

#495DB8 #B8495D #5DB849

tetradic

#495DB8 #B84995 #B8A449 #49B86C

square

#495DB8 #B84995 #B8A449 #49B86C

split-complementary

#495DB8 #B86C49 #95B849

monochromatic

#263061 #37468D #495DB8 #7584C9 #A1ABDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#495DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#495DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DB8

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DB8	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E69BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#185FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.145 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868ace',
    500: '#495db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495db8;
$custom-light: #868ace;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.189,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51044,
    "c": 0.14472,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12706
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DB8

secondary

#C7BE96

accent

#BD54D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DB8

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

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