#495EBC#495EBC

#495EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.149 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EBC
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 188)
HSL	hsl(229, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 50%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.84, 21.44, -52.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.84, 56.32, 292.38°)
OKLab	oklab(51.53% 0.0023 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(51.53% 0.149 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8244, 13.0514, 49.2525)
Luminance	0.1305 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EBC #BCA749

analogous

#4998BC #495EBC #6D49BC

triadic

#495EBC #BC495E #5EBC49

tetradic

#495EBC #BC4998 #BCA749 #49BC6D

square

#495EBC #BC4998 #BCA749 #49BC6D

split-complementary

#495EBC #BC6D49 #98BC49

monochromatic

#253165 #364792 #495EBC #7686CC #A2ADDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#495EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#495EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EBC

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EBC	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C6ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1260BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.149 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bd1',
    500: '#495ebc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ebc;
$custom-light: #868bd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.043,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51526,
    "c": 0.14907,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EBC

secondary

#CAC197

accent

#BE52D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EBC

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

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