#495DBB#495DBB

#495DBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.149 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DBB
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 187)
HSL	hsl(229, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 50.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 21.73, -52.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 56.39, 292.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.0032 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.149 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.6287, 12.8317, 48.6573)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DBB #BBA749

analogous

#4996BB #495DBB #6E49BB

triadic

#495DBB #BB495D #5DBB49

tetradic

#495DBB #BB4996 #BBA749 #49BB6E

square

#495DBB #BB4996 #BBA749 #49BB6E

split-complementary

#495DBB #BB6E49 #96BB49

monochromatic

#253064 #364691 #495DBB #7685CC #A2ACDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#495DBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#495DBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DBB

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DBB	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A6ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1160B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.149 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868ad0',
    500: '#495dbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dbb;
$custom-light: #868ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.474,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51253,
    "c": 0.14895,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DBB

secondary

#C9C097

accent

#BE53D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DBB

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

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