#495EBA#495EBA

#495EBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.146 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EBA
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 186)
HSL	hsl(229, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 49.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 20.75, -51.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 55.17, 292.09°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.002 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.146 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6103, 12.9658, 48.1249)
Luminance	0.1297 (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

#495EBA #BAA549

analogous

#4996BA #495EBA #6C49BA

triadic

#495EBA #BA495E #5EBA49

tetradic

#495EBA #BA4996 #BAA549 #49BA6C

square

#495EBA #BA4996 #BAA549 #49BA6C

split-complementary

#495EBA #BA6C49 #96BA49

monochromatic

#263163 #36478F #495EBA #7585CB #A2ADDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#495EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#495EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EBA

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EBA	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6ABD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1860B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.146 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bcf',
    500: '#495eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495eba;
$custom-light: #868bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.85,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51386,
    "c": 0.14624,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EBA

secondary

#C8BF96

accent

#BD53D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EBA

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

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