#495C7B#495C7B
#495C7B is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.056 H 260.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #495C7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 92, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 26%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 41%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.7%, 25.2%, 0%, 51.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.73, 1.32, -19.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.73, 19.81, 273.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.21% -0.0097 -0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.21% 0.056 260) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1488, 10.5003, 20.2271) |
| Luminance | 0.1050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.83
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.20
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.53
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.87
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.06
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#495C7B #7B6849
analogous
#49757B #495C7B #4F497B
triadic
#495C7B #7B495C #5C7B49
tetradic
#495C7B #7B4975 #7B6849 #497B4F
square
#495C7B #7B4975 #7B6849 #497B4F
split-complementary
#495C7B #7B4F49 #757B49
monochromatic
#1B232E #323F55 #495C7B #6079A1 #8799B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.77
#495C7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.10
#495C7B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #495C7B
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##495C7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##495C7B | 1.00 | 6.77 | 3.10 | 6.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#515E7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C597A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#386367
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #495c7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.056 260.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e8aa1',
500: '#495c7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #495c7b; $custom-light: #7e8aa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#495c7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 92,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.2,
"s": 25.51,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47205,
"c": 0.05573,
"h": 260
},
"luminance": 0.10501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#495C7B
secondary
#A4957C
accent
#9F66C2
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0B0F
muted
#7C7C7E