#495DBE#495DBE

#495DBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.153 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DBE
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 190)
HSL	hsl(230, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(230, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 22.77, -53.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 58.11, 293.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.47% 0.0035 -0.1531)
OKLCH	oklch(51.47% 0.153 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.9532, 12.9615, 50.3663)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DBE #BEAA49

analogous

#4997BE #495DBE #7049BE

triadic

#495DBE #BE495D #5DBE49

tetradic

#495DBE #BE4997 #BEAA49 #49BE70

square

#495DBE #BE4997 #BEAA49 #49BE70

split-complementary

#495DBE #BE7049 #97BE49

monochromatic

#253068 #354595 #495DBE #7685CE #A3ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#495DBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#495DBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DBE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DBE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0460BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.153 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878ad2',
    500: '#495dbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dbe;
$custom-light: #878ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.744,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51465,
    "c": 0.15317,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DBE

secondary

#CBC298

accent

#C051D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DBE

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

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