#495EBF#495EBF

#495EBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.153 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495EBF
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 191)
HSL	hsl(229, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(229, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 50.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 22.48, -53.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 58.04, 292.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.74% 0.0026 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(51.74% 0.153 271)
XYZ	xyz(16.1512, 13.1821, 50.9734)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#495EBF #BFAA49

analogous

#4999BF #495EBF #6F49BF

triadic

#495EBF #BF495E #5EBF49

tetradic

#495EBF #BF4999 #BFAA49 #49BF6F

square

#495EBF #BF4999 #BFAA49 #49BF6F

split-complementary

#495EBF #BF6F49 #99BF49

monochromatic

#253169 #354696 #495EBF #7686CF #A4AEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#495EBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#495EBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495EBF

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495EBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495EBF	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#286BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0761BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007485

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ebf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.153 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bd3',
    500: '#495ebf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ebf;
$custom-light: #878bd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ebf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.322,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51737,
    "c": 0.15328,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.13183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495EBF

secondary

#CCC398

accent

#BF50D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495EBF

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

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