#495DBD#495DBD

#495DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.152 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DBD
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 189)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(230, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 50.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 22.42, -52.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 57.53, 292.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.0034 -0.1517)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.152 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8442, 12.9180, 49.7927)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DBD #BDA949

analogous

#4997BD #495DBD #6F49BD

triadic

#495DBD #BD495D #5DBD49

tetradic

#495DBD #BD4997 #BDA949 #49BD6F

square

#495DBD #BD4997 #BDA949 #49BD6F

split-complementary

#495DBD #BD6F49 #97BD49

monochromatic

#253066 #354693 #495DBD #7685CD #A3ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#495DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#495DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DBD

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DBD	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#286AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0960BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.152 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878ad1',
    500: '#495dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dbd;
$custom-light: #878ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.655,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51394,
    "c": 0.15177,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DBD

secondary

#CAC297

accent

#BF51D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DBD

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

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