#495FB3#495FB3

#495FB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.135 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FB3
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 179)
HSL	hsl(228, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 46.9%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 17.70, -47.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 50.50, 290.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.0001 -0.135)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.135 270)
XYZ	xyz(14.9738, 12.8544, 44.3311)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FB3 #B39D49

analogous

#4994B3 #495FB3 #6849B3

triadic

#495FB3 #B3495F #5FB349

tetradic

#495FB3 #B34994 #B39D49 #49B368

square

#495FB3 #B34994 #B39D49 #49B368

split-complementary

#495FB3 #B36849 #94B349

monochromatic

#26315C #374888 #495FB3 #7384C6 #9FABD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#495FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#495FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FB3

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FB3	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3769B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2760B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007280

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.135 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858cca',
    500: '#495fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fb3;
$custom-light: #858cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.547,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51117,
    "c": 0.13498,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.12856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FB3

secondary

#C4BA93

accent

#B856D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FB3

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

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