#495BA6#495BA6

#495BA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.121 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BA6
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 166)
HSL	hsl(228, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(228, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.66, 15.83, -42.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.66, 45.49, 290.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.0026 -0.1214)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.121 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.3694, 11.6508, 37.6133)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BA6 #A69449

analogous

#498AA6 #495BA6 #6649A6

triadic

#495BA6 #A6495B #5BA649

tetradic

#495BA6 #A6498A #A69449 #49A666

square

#495BA6 #A6498A #A69449 #49A666

split-complementary

#495BA6 #A66649 #8AA649

monochromatic

#242C51 #36447B #495BA6 #6D7DBF #98A3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#495BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#495BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BA6

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BA6	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A64A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5CA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.121 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8389c1',
    500: '#495ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ba6;
$custom-light: #8389c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.387,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49423,
    "c": 0.12141,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11652
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BA6

secondary

#BEB48D

accent

#B859CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BA6

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

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