#495EBE#495EBE

#495EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.152 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EBE
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 190)
HSL	hsl(229, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(229, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 50.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.97, 22.13, -53.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.97, 57.47, 292.65°)
OKLab	oklab(51.67% 0.0025 -0.1519)
OKLCH	oklch(51.67% 0.152 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.0415, 13.1382, 50.3958)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495EBE #BEA949

analogous

#4999BE #495EBE #6F49BE

triadic

#495EBE #BE495E #5EBE49

tetradic

#495EBE #BE4999 #BEA949 #49BE6F

square

#495EBE #BE4999 #BEA949 #49BE6F

split-complementary

#495EBE #BE6F49 #99BE49

monochromatic

#253168 #354695 #495EBE #7686CE #A3AEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#495EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#495EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EBE

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EBE	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#296BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.152 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bd2',
    500: '#495ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ebe;
$custom-light: #878bd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.231,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51666,
    "c": 0.15188,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1314
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EBE

secondary

#CBC298

accent

#BF51D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EBE

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

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