#495AA3#495AA3

#495AA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.118 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AA3
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 163)
HSL	hsl(229, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(229, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 44.8%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 15.45, -41.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 44.37, 290.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.0032 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.118 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.0125, 11.3722, 36.1526)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AA3 #A39249

analogous

#4987A3 #495AA3 #6549A3

triadic

#495AA3 #A3495A #5AA349

tetradic

#495AA3 #A34987 #A39249 #49A365

square

#495AA3 #A34987 #A39249 #49A365

split-complementary

#495AA3 #A36549 #87A349

monochromatic

#232B4E #364379 #495AA3 #6C7BBD #96A1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#495AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#495AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AA3

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AA3	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A63A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5BA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.118 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8288bf',
    500: '#495aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495aa3;
$custom-light: #8288bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.667,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49017,
    "c": 0.11833,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AA3

secondary

#BCB38C

accent

#B85ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AA3

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

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