#495C9D#495C9D

#495C9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.107 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C9D
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 157)
HSL	hsl(226, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(226, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.5%, 41.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 12.16, -37.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 39.59, 287.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% -0.0003 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.107 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6586, 11.5042, 33.4452)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C9D #9D8A49

analogous

#49869D #495C9D #60499D

triadic

#495C9D #9D495C #5C9D49

tetradic

#495C9D #9D4986 #9D8A49 #499D60

square

#495C9D #9D4986 #9D8A49 #499D60

split-complementary

#495C9D #9D6049 #869D49

monochromatic

#222B49 #364473 #495C9D #6A7CBA #93A0CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#495C9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#495C9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C9D

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C9D	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4263A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.107 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8289ba',
    500: '#495c9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c9d;
$custom-light: #8289ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.429,
    "s": 36.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49071,
    "c": 0.10678,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C9D

secondary

#B9AE89

accent

#B35BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C9D

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

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