#495BA2#495BA2

#495BA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.116 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BA2
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 162)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 43.8%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 14.48, -40.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 43.15, 289.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.0019 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.116 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.0082, 11.5064, 35.7109)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BA2 #A29049

analogous

#4987A2 #495BA2 #6349A2

triadic

#495BA2 #A2495B #5BA249

tetradic

#495BA2 #A24987 #A29049 #49A263

square

#495BA2 #A24987 #A29049 #49A263

split-complementary

#495BA2 #A26349 #87A249

monochromatic

#232C4E #364378 #495BA2 #6C7CBD #96A1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#495BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#495BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BA2

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BA2	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D63A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.116 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8289be',
    500: '#495ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ba2;
$custom-light: #8289be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.865,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49166,
    "c": 0.11553,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BA2

secondary

#BCB28B

accent

#B65ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BA2

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

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