#495696#495696

#495696 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.104 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495696
RGB	rgb(73, 86, 150)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(230, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 13.69, -36.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 39.25, 290.41°)
OKLab	oklab(47.34% 0.0057 -0.1042)
OKLCH	oklch(47.34% 0.104 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.5787, 10.2733, 30.2211)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495696 #968949

analogous

#497C96 #495696 #624996

triadic

#495696 #964956 #569649

tetradic

#495696 #96497C #968949 #499662

square

#495696 #96497C #968949 #499662

split-complementary

#495696 #966249 #7C9649

monochromatic

#212744 #353E6D #495696 #6774B5 #909AC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#495696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#495696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495696

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495696	1.00	6.87	3.05	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 86, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.104 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8185b5',
    500: '#495696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495696;
$custom-light: #8185b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.87,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4734,
    "c": 0.10441,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495696

secondary

#B5AD86

accent

#B85DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495696

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

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