#495AA1#495AA1

#495AA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.115 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AA1
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 161)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 44.1%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, 14.78, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 43.20, 290.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.0029 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.115 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.8347, 11.3011, 35.2163)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AA1 #A19049

analogous

#4986A1 #495AA1 #6449A1

triadic

#495AA1 #A1495A #5AA149

tetradic

#495AA1 #A14986 #A19049 #49A164

square

#495AA1 #A14986 #A19049 #49A164

split-complementary

#495AA1 #A16449 #86A149

monochromatic

#232B4D #364277 #495AA1 #6B7BBC #95A0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#495AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#495AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AA1

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AA1	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C62A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315B9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.115 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8288bd',
    500: '#495aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495aa1;
$custom-light: #8288bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.409,
    "s": 37.607,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48889,
    "c": 0.11539,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AA1

secondary

#BBB28B

accent

#B75ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AA1

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

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