#495DCB#495DCB

#495DCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.171 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DCB
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 203)
HSL	hsl(231, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(231, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 54.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 27.26, -59.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 65.50, 294.60°)
OKLab	oklab(52.41% 0.0044 -0.1711)
OKLCH	oklch(52.41% 0.171 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4379, 13.5554, 58.1858)
Luminance	0.1356 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DCB #CBB749

analogous

#499ECB #495DCB #7649CB

triadic

#495DCB #CB495D #5DCB49

tetradic

#495DCB #CB499E #CBB749 #49CB76

square

#495DCB #CB499E #CBB749 #49CB76

split-complementary

#495DCB #CB7649 #9ECB49

monochromatic

#222F77 #3042A7 #495DCB #7987D9 #A8B2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#495DCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#495DCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DCB

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DCB	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0A6DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00778B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.171 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898adc',
    500: '#495dcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dcb;
$custom-light: #898adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.769,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52412,
    "c": 0.17114,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DCB

secondary

#D4CB9C

accent

#C849DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DCB

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

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