#495EB7#495EB7

#495EB7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.142 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EB7
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 183)
HSL	hsl(229, 43%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 19.72, -49.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 53.44, 291.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.0017 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.142 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.2947, 12.8395, 46.4629)
Luminance	0.1284 (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

#495EB7 #B7A249

analogous

#4995B7 #495EB7 #6B49B7

triadic

#495EB7 #B7495E #5EB749

tetradic

#495EB7 #B74995 #B7A249 #49B76B

square

#495EB7 #B74995 #B7A249 #49B76B

split-complementary

#495EB7 #B76B49 #95B749

monochromatic

#263160 #37478C #495EB7 #7585C8 #A1ACDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#495EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#495EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EB7

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EB7	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3169BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E60B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.142 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bcd',
    500: '#495eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eb7;
$custom-light: #858bcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.545,
    "s": 43.307,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5118,
    "c": 0.142,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EB7

secondary

#C6BD95

accent

#BB55D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EB7

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

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