#495FBB#495FBB

#495FBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.146 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FBB
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 187)
HSL	hsl(228, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 49.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 20.46, -51.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 55.11, 291.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.66% 0.0011 -0.1464)
OKLCH	oklch(51.66% 0.146 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8065, 13.1874, 48.7165)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FBB #BBA549

analogous

#4998BB #495FBB #6C49BB

triadic

#495FBB #BB495F #5FBB49

tetradic

#495FBB #BB4998 #BBA549 #49BB6C

square

#495FBB #BB4998 #BBA549 #49BB6C

split-complementary

#495FBB #BB6C49 #98BB49

monochromatic

#253264 #364891 #495FBB #7686CC #A2ADDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#495FBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#495FBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FBB

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FBB	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F6BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1961B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.146 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868cd0',
    500: '#495fbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fbb;
$custom-light: #868cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.421,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51659,
    "c": 0.14636,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FBB

secondary

#C9BF97

accent

#BC53D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FBB

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

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