#495DBC#495DBC

#495DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.150 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DBC
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 188)
HSL	hsl(230, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 50.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 22.08, -52.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 56.96, 292.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.32% 0.0033 -0.1503)
OKLCH	oklch(51.32% 0.15 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.7361, 12.8747, 49.2230)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DBC #BCA849

analogous

#4996BC #495DBC #6E49BC

triadic

#495DBC #BC495D #5DBC49

tetradic

#495DBC #BC4996 #BCA849 #49BC6E

square

#495DBC #BC4996 #BCA849 #49BC6E

split-complementary

#495DBC #BC6E49 #96BC49

monochromatic

#253065 #364692 #495DBC #7685CC #A2ADDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#495DBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#495DBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DBC

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DBC	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#296ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D60BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.150 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868ad1',
    500: '#495dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dbc;
$custom-light: #868ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.565,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51324,
    "c": 0.15037,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DBC

secondary

#CAC197

accent

#BF52D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DBC

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

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