#495FCB#495FCB

#495FCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.169 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495FCB
RGB	rgb(73, 95, 203)
HSL	hsl(230, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(230, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 53.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.11, 26.00, -58.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.11, 64.22, 293.88°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.0026 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.169 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.6157, 13.9111, 58.2451)
Luminance	0.1391 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495FCB #CBB549

analogous

#49A0CB #495FCB #7449CB

triadic

#495FCB #CB495F #5FCB49

tetradic

#495FCB #CB49A0 #CBB549 #49CB74

square

#495FCB #CB49A0 #CBB549 #49CB74

split-complementary

#495FCB #CB7449 #A0CB49

monochromatic

#223177 #3044A7 #495FCB #7989D9 #A8B3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#495FCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#495FCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495FCB

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495FCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495FCB	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#166ECF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00788C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495fcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 95, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.169 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898cdc',
    500: '#495fcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495fcb;
$custom-light: #898cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495fcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.846,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.528,
    "c": 0.16862,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495FCB

secondary

#D4CA9C

accent

#C549DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FB

border

#CBCBD4

text

#0D0C15

muted

#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #495FCB

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

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