#495FB4#495FB4

#495FB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.136 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FB4
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 180)
HSL	hsl(228, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 47.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.60, 18.05, -47.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.60, 51.08, 290.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.0002 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.136 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0753, 12.8950, 44.8657)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FB4 #B49E49

analogous

#4994B4 #495FB4 #6949B4

triadic

#495FB4 #B4495F #5FB449

tetradic

#495FB4 #B44994 #B49E49 #49B469

square

#495FB4 #B44994 #B49E49 #49B469

split-complementary

#495FB4 #B46949 #94B449

monochromatic

#26315D #374888 #495FB4 #7485C7 #9FABD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#495FB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#495FB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FB4

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FB4	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#366AB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2560B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007281

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.136 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858ccb',
    500: '#495fb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fb4;
$custom-light: #858ccb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.664,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51184,
    "c": 0.13642,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FB4

secondary

#C5BB94

accent

#B956D2

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FB4

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →