#495EB2#495EB2

#495EB2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.135 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EB2
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 178)
HSL	hsl(228, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59%, 47.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 18.00, -47.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 50.56, 290.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.84% 0.001 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(50.84% 0.135 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7836, 12.6351, 43.7706)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EB2 #B29D49

analogous

#4993B2 #495EB2 #6949B2

triadic

#495EB2 #B2495E #5EB249

tetradic

#495EB2 #B24993 #B29D49 #49B269

square

#495EB2 #B24993 #B29D49 #49B269

split-complementary

#495EB2 #B26949 #93B249

monochromatic

#25305B #374787 #495EB2 #7383C5 #9EAAD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#495EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#495EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EB2

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EB2	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3668B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00717F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.135 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bc9',
    500: '#495eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eb2;
$custom-light: #858bc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50842,
    "c": 0.13485,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EB2

secondary

#C4BA93

accent

#B956D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EB2

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

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