#495B99#495B99

#495B99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.102 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495B99
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 153)
HSL	hsl(227, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(227, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 11.47, -36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 37.86, 287.64°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.0001 -0.1021)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.102 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.2366, 11.1977, 31.6474)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495B99 #998749

analogous

#498399 #495B99 #5F4999

triadic

#495B99 #99495B #5B9949

tetradic

#495B99 #994983 #998749 #49995F

square

#495B99 #994983 #998749 #49995F

split-complementary

#495B99 #995F49 #839949

monochromatic

#212A46 #354270 #495B99 #687AB7 #929ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#495B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#495B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495B99

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495B99	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.102 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8189b7',
    500: '#495b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495b99;
$custom-light: #8189b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.5,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4861,
    "c": 0.10214,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495B99

secondary

#B7AC87

accent

#B25CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495B99

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

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