#495AA6#495AA6

#495AA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.123 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AA6
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 166)
HSL	hsl(229, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(229, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 45.8%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.38, 16.47, -43.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.38, 46.13, 290.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.0037 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.123 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2845, 11.4810, 37.5850)
Luminance	0.1148 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AA6 #A69549

analogous

#4989A6 #495AA6 #6749A6

triadic

#495AA6 #A6495A #5AA649

tetradic

#495AA6 #A64989 #A69549 #49A667

square

#495AA6 #A64989 #A69549 #49A667

split-complementary

#495AA6 #A66749 #89A649

monochromatic

#242C51 #36437B #495AA6 #6D7CBF #98A2D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#495AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#495AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AA6

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AA6	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3863A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5BA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.123 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8388c1',
    500: '#495aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495aa6;
$custom-light: #8388c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.032,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49211,
    "c": 0.12275,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AA6

secondary

#BEB58D

accent

#B959CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AA6

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

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