#495EBD#495EBD

#495EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.150 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EBD
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 189)
HSL	hsl(229, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 21.79, -52.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 56.89, 292.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.0024 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.15 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.9326, 13.0947, 49.8222)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EBD #BDA849

analogous

#4998BD #495EBD #6E49BD

triadic

#495EBD #BD495E #5EBD49

tetradic

#495EBD #BD4998 #BDA849 #49BD6E

square

#495EBD #BD4998 #BDA849 #49BD6E

split-complementary

#495EBD #BD6E49 #98BD49

monochromatic

#253166 #354693 #495EBD #7686CD #A3ADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#495EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#495EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EBD

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EBD	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B6BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F60BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.150 270.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.138,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51596,
    "c": 0.15048,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EBD

secondary

#CAC197

accent

#BE51D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EBD

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

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