#495EBB#495EBB

#495EBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.148 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EBB
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 187)
HSL	hsl(229, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 49.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, 21.10, -51.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 55.75, 292.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% 0.0022 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.148 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.7170, 13.0084, 48.6867)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EBB #BBA649

analogous

#4997BB #495EBB #6D49BB

triadic

#495EBB #BB495E #5EBB49

tetradic

#495EBB #BB4997 #BBA649 #49BB6D

square

#495EBB #BB4997 #BBA649 #49BB6D

split-complementary

#495EBB #BB6D49 #97BB49

monochromatic

#253164 #364791 #495EBB #7685CC #A2ADDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#495EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#495EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EBB

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EBB	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6ABE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1560B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.148 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bd0',
    500: '#495ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ebb;
$custom-light: #868bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.947,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51456,
    "c": 0.14767,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EBB

secondary

#C9C097

accent

#BD53D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EBB

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

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