#495997#495997

#495997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.102 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495997
RGB	rgb(73, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(228, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(228, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 12.09, -35.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 37.94, 288.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.05% 0.0022 -0.1018)
OKLCH	oklch(48.05% 0.102 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9041, 10.7948, 30.7285)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495997 #978749

analogous

#498097 #495997 #604997

triadic

#495997 #974959 #599749

tetradic

#495997 #974980 #978749 #499760

square

#495997 #974980 #978749 #499760

split-complementary

#495997 #976049 #809749

monochromatic

#212844 #35416E #495997 #6778B6 #919CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#495997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#495997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495997

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495997	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.102 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187b6',
    500: '#495997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495997;
$custom-light: #8187b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.692,
    "s": 34.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48052,
    "c": 0.10181,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495997

secondary

#B6AC86

accent

#B45DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495997

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

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