#495EB0#495EB0

#495EB0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.132 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EB0
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 176)
HSL	hsl(228, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 46.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 17.31, -46.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 49.40, 290.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.71% 0.0007 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(50.71% 0.132 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.5842, 12.5553, 42.7208)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EB0 #B09B49

analogous

#4992B0 #495EB0 #6849B0

triadic

#495EB0 #B0495E #5EB049

tetradic

#495EB0 #B04992 #B09B49 #49B068

square

#495EB0 #B04992 #B09B49 #49B068

split-complementary

#495EB0 #B06849 #92B049

monochromatic

#253059 #374785 #495EB0 #7283C4 #9DA9D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#495EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#495EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EB0

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EB0	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3868B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.132 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848bc8',
    500: '#495eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eb0;
$custom-light: #848bc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.767,
    "s": 41.365,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50709,
    "c": 0.13197,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EB0

secondary

#C3B992

accent

#B857D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EB0

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

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