#495AAE#495AAE

#495AAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.134 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AAE
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 174)
HSL	hsl(230, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58%, 48.3%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 19.19, -47.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 50.80, 292.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.0048 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.134 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.0413, 11.7837, 41.5708)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AAE #AE9D49

analogous

#498CAE #495AAE #6A49AE

triadic

#495AAE #AE495A #5AAE49

tetradic

#495AAE #AE498C #AE9D49 #49AE6A

square

#495AAE #AE498C #AE9D49 #49AE6A

split-complementary

#495AAE #AE6A49 #8CAE49

monochromatic

#252D58 #374483 #495AAE #717FC3 #9CA6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#495AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#495AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AAE

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AAE	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3165B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.134 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8488c7',
    500: '#495aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495aae;
$custom-light: #8488c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.901,
    "s": 40.891,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49744,
    "c": 0.13437,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AAE

secondary

#C2BA91

accent

#BC57D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AAE

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

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