#495C98#495C98

#495C98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.099 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C98
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 152)
HSL	hsl(226, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(226, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52%, 39.5%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 10.51, -35.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 36.66, 286.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% -0.0014 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.099 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.2405, 11.3369, 31.2429)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C98 #988549

analogous

#498498 #495C98 #5E4998

triadic

#495C98 #98495C #5C9849

tetradic

#495C98 #984984 #988549 #49985E

square

#495C98 #984984 #988549 #49985E

split-complementary

#495C98 #985E49 #849849

monochromatic

#212A45 #35436F #495C98 #687BB6 #919FCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#495C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#495C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C98

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C98	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44629A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.099 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8189b6',
    500: '#495c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c98;
$custom-light: #8189b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.57,
    "s": 35.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4877,
    "c": 0.09932,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C98

secondary

#B6AB87

accent

#B15DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C98

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

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