#495FAD#495FAD

#495FAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.126 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FAD
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 173)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(227, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 45.1%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 15.65, -44.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 47.03, 289.44°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% -0.0008 -0.1263)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.126 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.3802, 12.6169, 41.2046)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FAD #AD9749

analogous

#4991AD #495FAD #6549AD

triadic

#495FAD #AD495F #5FAD49

tetradic

#495FAD #AD4991 #AD9749 #49AD65

square

#495FAD #AD4991 #AD9749 #49AD65

split-complementary

#495FAD #AD6549 #91AD49

monochromatic

#253057 #374782 #495FAD #7083C3 #9BA8D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#495FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#495FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FAD

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FAD	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C68B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#01707D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.126 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848cc6',
    500: '#495fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fad;
$custom-light: #848cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.8,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50723,
    "c": 0.12633,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FAD

secondary

#C1B790

accent

#B657D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0C13

muted

#7C7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FAD

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

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