#495FBC#495FBC

#495FBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.148 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FBC
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 188)
HSL	hsl(229, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.2%, 49.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.11, 20.80, -51.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.11, 55.68, 291.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.73% 0.0012 -0.1478)
OKLCH	oklch(51.73% 0.148 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9139, 13.2304, 49.2823)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FBC #BCA649

analogous

#4998BC #495FBC #6C49BC

triadic

#495FBC #BC495F #5FBC49

tetradic

#495FBC #BC4998 #BCA649 #49BC6C

square

#495FBC #BC4998 #BCA649 #49BC6C

split-complementary

#495FBC #BC6C49 #98BC49

monochromatic

#253265 #364792 #495FBC #7686CC #A2AEDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#495FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#495FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FBC

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FBC	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1761BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007484

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.148 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868cd1',
    500: '#495fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fbc;
$custom-light: #868cd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.522,
    "s": 46.185,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51729,
    "c": 0.14778,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FBC

secondary

#CAC097

accent

#BD52D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FBC

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

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