#495AAF#495AAF

#495AAF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.136 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495AAF
RGB	rgb(73, 90, 175)
HSL	hsl(230, 41%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(230, 58%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 19.53, -47.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 51.38, 292.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.005 -0.1357)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.136 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.1391, 11.8229, 42.0861)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495AAF #AF9E49

analogous

#498DAF #495AAF #6B49AF

triadic

#495AAF #AF495A #5AAF49

tetradic

#495AAF #AF498D #AF9E49 #49AF6B

square

#495AAF #AF498D #AF9E49 #49AF6B

split-complementary

#495AAF #AF6B49 #8DAF49

monochromatic

#252E59 #374484 #495AAF #717FC4 #9CA6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#495AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#495AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495AAF

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495AAF	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3065B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 90, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.136 272.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 41.129,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49812,
    "c": 0.13581,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495AAF

secondary

#C2BA91

accent

#BD57D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495AAF

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

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