#495C74#495C74

#495C74 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.046 H 254.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C74
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 116)
HSL	hsl(213, 23%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(213, 37%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 20.7%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, -0.75, -15.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 15.94, 267.32°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% -0.0122 -0.044)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.046 254.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.7262, 10.3313, 18.0013)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C74 #746149

analogous

#497274 #495C74 #4C4974

triadic

#495C74 #74495C #5C7449

tetradic

#495C74 #744972 #746149 #49744C

square

#495C74 #744972 #746149 #49744C

split-complementary

#495C74 #744C49 #727449

monochromatic

#1A2029 #313E4E #495C74 #617A9A #8599B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#495C74 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#495C74 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C74

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C74	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C74	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535D75

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5973

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6164

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c74;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.046 254.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8a9c',
    500: '#495c74',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c74;
$custom-light: #7d8a9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c74",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.488,
    "s": 22.751,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46876,
    "c": 0.04563,
    "h": 254.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C74

secondary

#9F8F7A

accent

#9969BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0B0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C74

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

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