#495EB5#495EB5

#495EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.139 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EB5
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(228, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.7%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.39, 19.03, -48.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.39, 52.29, 291.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.0014 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.139 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0881, 12.7569, 45.3743)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EB5 #B5A049

analogous

#4994B5 #495EB5 #6A49B5

triadic

#495EB5 #B5495E #5EB549

tetradic

#495EB5 #B54994 #B5A049 #49B56A

square

#495EB5 #B54994 #B5A049 #49B56A

split-complementary

#495EB5 #B56A49 #94B549

monochromatic

#26315E #374789 #495EB5 #7484C7 #A0ABD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#495EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#495EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EB5

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EB5	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3369B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2160B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.139 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bcc',
    500: '#495eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eb5;
$custom-light: #858bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.333,
    "s": 42.52,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51044,
    "c": 0.13915,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12758
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EB5

secondary

#C5BC94

accent

#BA55D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EB5

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

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