#495FBF#495FBF

#495FBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.152 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FBF
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 191)
HSL	hsl(229, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(229, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.8%, 50.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 21.84, -53.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 57.40, 292.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.0016 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.152 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.2407, 13.3611, 51.0032)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#495FBF #BFA949

analogous

#499ABF #495FBF #6E49BF

triadic

#495FBF #BF495F #5FBF49

tetradic

#495FBF #BF499A #BFA949 #49BF6E

square

#495FBF #BF499A #BFA949 #49BF6E

split-complementary

#495FBF #BF6E49 #9ABF49

monochromatic

#253269 #354796 #495FBF #7687CF #A4AFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#495FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#495FBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FBF

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FBF	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B6CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D61BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007586

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.152 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878cd3',
    500: '#495fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fbf;
$custom-light: #878cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.814,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51938,
    "c": 0.152,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13362
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FBF

secondary

#CCC298

accent

#BE50D8

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FBF

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

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