#495495#495495

#495495 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.106 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495495
RGB	rgb(73, 84, 149)
HSL	hsl(231, 34%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(231, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(51%, 43.6%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 14.65, -37.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 39.95, 291.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.008 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.106 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.3411, 9.9264, 29.7463)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495495 #958A49

analogous

#497A95 #495495 #644995

triadic

#495495 #954954 #549549

tetradic

#495495 #95497A #958A49 #499564

square

#495495 #95497A #958A49 #499564

split-complementary

#495495 #956449 #7A9549

monochromatic

#212643 #353D6C #495495 #6772B4 #9098C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#495495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#495495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495495

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495495	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5C97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325694

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 84, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.106 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8183b4',
    500: '#495495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495495;
$custom-light: #8183b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.316,
    "s": 34.234,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46849,
    "c": 0.10569,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495495

secondary

#B4AE85

accent

#BB5DCA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495495

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

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