#495A96#495A96

#495A96 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.099 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495A96
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(227, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 40%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 11.12, -34.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 36.72, 287.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.21% 0.0007 -0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(48.21% 0.099 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.9071, 10.9300, 30.3305)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495A96 #968549

analogous

#498096 #495A96 #5E4996

triadic

#495A96 #96495A #5A9649

tetradic

#495A96 #964980 #968549 #49965E

square

#495A96 #964980 #968549 #49965E

split-complementary

#495A96 #965E49 #809649

monochromatic

#212944 #35416D #495A96 #6778B5 #909DC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#495A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#495A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495A96

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495A96	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286771

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.099 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8188b5',
    500: '#495a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495a96;
$custom-light: #8188b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.753,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48211,
    "c": 0.09896,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495A96

secondary

#B5AB86

accent

#B25DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495A96

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

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