#495C79#495C79

#495C79 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.053 H 258.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C79
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 121)
HSL	hsl(216, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(216, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 24%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 0.72, -18.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 18.69, 272.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.11% -0.0104 -0.0518)
OKLCH	oklch(47.11% 0.053 258.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0249, 10.4507, 19.5744)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C79 #796649

analogous

#497479 #495C79 #4E4979

triadic

#495C79 #79495C #5C7949

tetradic

#495C79 #794974 #796649 #49794E

square

#495C79 #794974 #796649 #49794E

split-complementary

#495C79 #794E49 #747949

monochromatic

#1B222D #323F53 #495C79 #60799F #8699B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#495C79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#495C79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C79

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C79	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525E7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5978

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396266

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.053 258.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8a9f',
    500: '#495c79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c79;
$custom-light: #7d8a9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.25,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47109,
    "c": 0.0528,
    "h": 258.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C79

secondary

#A2937B

accent

#9D67C1

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0B0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C79

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

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