#495FBD#495FBD

#495FBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.149 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FBD
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 189)
HSL	hsl(229, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(229, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 49.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 21.15, -52.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 56.25, 292.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.0014 -0.1492)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.149 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.0221, 13.2737, 49.8520)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FBD #BDA749

analogous

#4999BD #495FBD #6D49BD

triadic

#495FBD #BD495F #5FBD49

tetradic

#495FBD #BD4999 #BDA749 #49BD6D

square

#495FBD #BD4999 #BDA749 #49BD6D

split-complementary

#495FBD #BD6D49 #99BD49

monochromatic

#253266 #354793 #495FBD #7686CD #A3AEDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#495FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#495FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FBD

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FBD	1.00	5.75	3.66	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D6BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1461BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007585

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.149 270.5);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.621,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51798,
    "c": 0.14919,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FBD

secondary

#CAC197

accent

#BD51D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FBD

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

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