#495C99#495C99

#495C99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.101 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C99
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 153)
HSL	hsl(226, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(226, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.3%, 39.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.20, 10.84, -35.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.20, 37.24, 286.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% -0.0011 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.101 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.3227, 11.3698, 31.6761)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C99 #998649

analogous

#498499 #495C99 #5E4999

triadic

#495C99 #99495C #5C9949

tetradic

#495C99 #994984 #998649 #49995E

square

#495C99 #994984 #998649 #49995E

split-complementary

#495C99 #995E49 #849949

monochromatic

#212A46 #354370 #495C99 #687BB7 #929FCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#495C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#495C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C99

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C99	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#44629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256973

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.101 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8189b7',
    500: '#495c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c99;
$custom-light: #8189b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4883,
    "c": 0.10082,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C99

secondary

#B7AB87

accent

#B15CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C99

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

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