#495EB6#495EB6

#495EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.141 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EB6
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 182)
HSL	hsl(228, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 60%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 48.4%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.46, 19.37, -49.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.46, 52.87, 291.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.0016 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.141 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1910, 12.7981, 45.9166)
Luminance	0.1280 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EB6 #B6A149

analogous

#4995B6 #495EB6 #6A49B6

triadic

#495EB6 #B6495E #5EB649

tetradic

#495EB6 #B64995 #B6A149 #49B66A

square

#495EB6 #B64995 #B6A149 #49B66A

split-complementary

#495EB6 #B66A49 #95B649

monochromatic

#26315F #37478A #495EB6 #7585C8 #A0ABD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#495EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#495EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EB6

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EB6	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3269B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2060B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.141 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bcc',
    500: '#495eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eb6;
$custom-light: #858bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.44,
    "s": 42.745,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51112,
    "c": 0.14057,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EB6

secondary

#C6BC95

accent

#BA55D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EB6

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

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