#495B98#495B98

#495B98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.101 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495B98
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 152)
HSL	hsl(226, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(226, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 40.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 11.14, -35.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 37.27, 287.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% -0.0001 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.101 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.1544, 11.1648, 31.2142)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#495B98 #988649

analogous

#498398 #495B98 #5F4998

triadic

#495B98 #98495B #5B9849

tetradic

#495B98 #984983 #988649 #49985F

square

#495B98 #984983 #988649 #49985F

split-complementary

#495B98 #985F49 #839849

monochromatic

#212945 #35426F #495B98 #687AB6 #919ECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#495B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#495B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495B98

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495B98	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.101 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8189b6',
    500: '#495b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495b98;
$custom-light: #8189b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.329,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4855,
    "c": 0.10064,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11166
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495B98

secondary

#B6AB87

accent

#B25DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495B98

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

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