#495C9F#495C9F

#495C9F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.110 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495C9F
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 159)
HSL	hsl(227, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(227, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 12.83, -38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 40.76, 288.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.0001 -0.1097)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.11 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8308, 11.5731, 34.3519)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495C9F #9F8C49

analogous

#49879F #495C9F #61499F

triadic

#495C9F #9F495C #5C9F49

tetradic

#495C9F #9F4987 #9F8C49 #499F61

square

#495C9F #9F4987 #9F8C49 #499F61

split-complementary

#495C9F #9F6149 #879F49

monochromatic

#222B4B #364475 #495C9F #6A7CBB #94A1CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#495C9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#495C9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495C9F

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495C9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495C9F	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4064A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375C9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495c9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.110 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8289bc',
    500: '#495c9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495c9f;
$custom-light: #8289bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495c9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.744,
    "s": 37.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49194,
    "c": 0.10975,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495C9F

secondary

#BAAF8A

accent

#B45BCD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495C9F

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

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