#495EB8#495EB8

#495EB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.143 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EB8
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 184)
HSL	hsl(229, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(229, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 48.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 20.06, -50.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 54.02, 291.80°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.0018 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.143 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.3992, 12.8813, 47.0130)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EB8 #B8A349

analogous

#4995B8 #495EB8 #6B49B8

triadic

#495EB8 #B8495E #5EB849

tetradic

#495EB8 #B84995 #B8A349 #49B86B

square

#495EB8 #B84995 #B8A349 #49B86B

split-complementary

#495EB8 #B86B49 #95B849

monochromatic

#263161 #37478D #495EB8 #7585C9 #A1ACDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#495EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#495EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EB8

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EB8	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#306ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C60B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007282

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.143 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bce',
    500: '#495eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eb8;
$custom-light: #868bce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.649,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51248,
    "c": 0.14341,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12883
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EB8

secondary

#C7BE96

accent

#BC54D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EB8

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

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