#495C96#495C96

#495C96 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.096 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C96
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 150)
HSL	hsl(225, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(225, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.3%, 38.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 9.85, -34.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 35.48, 286.11°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% -0.0018 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.096 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0780, 11.2720, 30.3875)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C96 #968349

analogous

#498296 #495C96 #5C4996

triadic

#495C96 #96495C #5C9649

tetradic

#495C96 #964982 #968349 #49965C

square

#495C96 #964982 #968349 #49965C

split-complementary

#495C96 #965C49 #829649

monochromatic

#212A44 #35436D #495C96 #677AB5 #909EC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#495C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#495C96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C96

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C96	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456298

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.096 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8189b5',
    500: '#495c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c96;
$custom-light: #8189b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.195,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48652,
    "c": 0.09633,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C96

secondary

#B5A986

accent

#B05DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C96

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

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