#495FB8#495FB8

#495FB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.142 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FB8
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 184)
HSL	hsl(228, 44%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(228, 60%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 48.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 19.42, -49.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 53.38, 291.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.0008 -0.1421)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.142 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.4887, 13.0603, 47.0428)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FB8 #B8A249

analogous

#4997B8 #495FB8 #6A49B8

triadic

#495FB8 #B8495F #5FB849

tetradic

#495FB8 #B84997 #B8A249 #49B86A

square

#495FB8 #B84997 #B8A249 #49B86A

split-complementary

#495FB8 #B86A49 #97B849

monochromatic

#263161 #37488D #495FB8 #7586C9 #A1ACDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#495FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#495FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FB8

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FB8	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#326ABB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F61B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.142 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868cce',
    500: '#495fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fb8;
$custom-light: #868cce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.108,
    "s": 43.874,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51454,
    "c": 0.14212,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FB8

secondary

#C7BD96

accent

#BA54D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FB8

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

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