#495A99#495A99

#495A99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.103 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495A99
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 153)
HSL	hsl(227, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(227, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 41.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 12.11, -36.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 38.49, 288.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.0013 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.103 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.1517, 11.0279, 31.6191)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495A99 #998849

analogous

#498299 #495A99 #604999

triadic

#495A99 #99495A #5A9949

tetradic

#495A99 #994982 #998849 #499960

square

#495A99 #994982 #998849 #499960

split-complementary

#495A99 #996049 #829949

monochromatic

#212946 #354270 #495A99 #6879B7 #929ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#495A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#495A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495A99

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495A99	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.103 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8188b7',
    500: '#495a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495a99;
$custom-light: #8188b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.25,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48392,
    "c": 0.10347,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495A99

secondary

#B7AD87

accent

#B45CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495A99

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

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