#495AA5#495AA5

#495AA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.121 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AA5
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(229, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(229, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 16.13, -42.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 45.55, 290.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.0036 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.121 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1931, 11.4445, 37.1038)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AA5 #A59449

analogous

#4988A5 #495AA5 #6649A5

triadic

#495AA5 #A5495A #5AA549

tetradic

#495AA5 #A54988 #A59449 #49A566

square

#495AA5 #A54988 #A59449 #49A566

split-complementary

#495AA5 #A56649 #88A549

monochromatic

#232C50 #36437B #495AA5 #6D7CBE #97A2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#495AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#495AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AA5

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AA5	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3963A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5BA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.121 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8388c0',
    500: '#495aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495aa5;
$custom-light: #8388c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.913,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49146,
    "c": 0.12127,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AA5

secondary

#BDB48D

accent

#B959CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AA5

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

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