#495FB9#495FB9

#495FB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.144 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FB9
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 185)
HSL	hsl(228, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.92, 19.77, -50.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.92, 53.96, 291.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.52% 0.0009 -0.1435)
OKLCH	oklch(51.52% 0.144 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.5939, 13.1024, 47.5968)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FB9 #B9A349

analogous

#4997B9 #495FB9 #6B49B9

triadic

#495FB9 #B9495F #5FB949

tetradic

#495FB9 #B94997 #B9A349 #49B96B

square

#495FB9 #B94997 #B9A349 #49B96B

split-complementary

#495FB9 #B96B49 #97B949

monochromatic

#263262 #37488E #495FB9 #7586CA #A1ADDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#495FB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#495FB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FB9

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FB9	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#316BBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D61B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.144 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868ccf',
    500: '#495fb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fb9;
$custom-light: #868ccf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.214,
    "s": 44.444,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51522,
    "c": 0.14354,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FB9

secondary

#C8BE96

accent

#BB54D4

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FB9

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

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