#495994#495994

#495994 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.097 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495994
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 148)
HSL	hsl(227, 34%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(227, 51%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.7%, 39.9%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.07, 11.10, -34.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.07, 36.16, 287.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.87% 0.0015 -0.0973)
OKLCH	oklch(47.87% 0.097 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.6636, 10.6986, 29.4617)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495994 #948449

analogous

#497E94 #495994 #5E4994

triadic

#495994 #944959 #599449

tetradic

#495994 #94497E #948449 #49945E

square

#495994 #94497E #948449 #49945E

split-complementary

#495994 #945E49 #7E9449

monochromatic

#212842 #35406B #495994 #6677B4 #8F9BC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#495994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#495994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495994

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495994	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#425F96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5993

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.097 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8087b4',
    500: '#495994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495994;
$custom-light: #8087b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.2,
    "s": 33.937,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47872,
    "c": 0.09729,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495994

secondary

#B4AA85

accent

#B35ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495994

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

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