#495BA7#495BA7

#495BA7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.123 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495BA7
RGB	rgb(73, 91, 167)
HSL	hsl(229, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(229, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.3%, 45.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.72, 16.17, -43.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.72, 46.08, 290.54°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0027 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.123 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4615, 11.6877, 38.0983)
Luminance	0.1169 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495BA7 #A79549

analogous

#498AA7 #495BA7 #6649A7

triadic

#495BA7 #A7495B #5BA749

tetradic

#495BA7 #A7498A #A79549 #49A766

square

#495BA7 #A7498A #A79549 #49A766

split-complementary

#495BA7 #A76649 #8AA749

monochromatic

#242D52 #36447C #495BA7 #6E7DBF #98A3D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#495BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#495BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495BA7

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495BA7	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3964AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 91, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.123 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8389c1',
    500: '#495ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ba7;
$custom-light: #8389c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.511,
    "s": 39.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49487,
    "c": 0.12287,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495BA7

secondary

#BEB58D

accent

#B859CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF7

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495BA7

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

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