#495DB9#495DB9

#495DB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.146 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DB9
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 185)
HSL	hsl(229, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 49.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 21.04, -51.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 55.24, 292.39°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.003 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.146 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.4160, 12.7467, 47.5375)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DB9 #B9A549

analogous

#4995B9 #495DB9 #6D49B9

triadic

#495DB9 #B9495D #5DB949

tetradic

#495DB9 #B94995 #B9A549 #49B96D

square

#495DB9 #B94995 #B9A549 #49B96D

split-complementary

#495DB9 #B96D49 #95B949

monochromatic

#263062 #37468E #495DB9 #7584CA #A1ACDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#495DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#495DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DB9

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DB9	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D69BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165FB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.146 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868acf',
    500: '#495db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495db9;
$custom-light: #868acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.286,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51114,
    "c": 0.14613,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DB9

secondary

#C8BF96

accent

#BD54D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DB9

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

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