#495BA3#495BA3

#495BA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.117 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BA3
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 163)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 14.81, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 43.74, 289.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.0021 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.117 271)
XYZ	xyz(13.0974, 11.5421, 36.1809)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BA3 #A39149

analogous

#4988A3 #495BA3 #6449A3

triadic

#495BA3 #A3495B #5BA349

tetradic

#495BA3 #A34988 #A39149 #49A364

square

#495BA3 #A34988 #A39149 #49A364

split-complementary

#495BA3 #A36449 #88A349

monochromatic

#232C4E #364379 #495BA3 #6C7CBD #96A2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#495BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#495BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BA3

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BA3	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C64A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A6B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.117 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8289bf',
    500: '#495ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ba3;
$custom-light: #8289bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 38.136,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4923,
    "c": 0.117,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.11543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BA3

secondary

#BCB28C

accent

#B75ACE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BA3

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

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