#495AA0#495AA0

#495AA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.114 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AA0
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(228, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.02, 14.45, -40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.02, 42.61, 289.82°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% 0.0027 -0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.114 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7469, 11.2660, 34.7537)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AA0 #A08F49

analogous

#4985A0 #495AA0 #6349A0

triadic

#495AA0 #A0495A #5AA049

tetradic

#495AA0 #A04985 #A08F49 #49A063

square

#495AA0 #A04985 #A08F49 #49A063

split-complementary

#495AA0 #A06349 #85A049

monochromatic

#232B4C #364276 #495AA0 #6B7BBB #95A0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#495AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#495AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AA0

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AA0	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C62A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325B9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.114 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8288bc',
    500: '#495aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495aa0;
$custom-light: #8288bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.276,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48826,
    "c": 0.1139,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11267
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AA0

secondary

#BBB18A

accent

#B75ACD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AA0

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

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