#495CA0#495CA0

#495CA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.111 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CA0
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 160)
HSL	hsl(227, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(227, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 42.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 13.17, -39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 41.35, 288.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.0003 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.111 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9179, 11.6079, 34.8107)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CA0 #A08D49

analogous

#4987A0 #495CA0 #6249A0

triadic

#495CA0 #A0495C #5CA049

tetradic

#495CA0 #A04987 #A08D49 #49A062

square

#495CA0 #A04987 #A08D49 #49A062

split-complementary

#495CA0 #A06249 #87A049

monochromatic

#232C4C #364476 #495CA0 #6B7CBB #95A1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#495CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#495CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CA0

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CA0	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4064A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.111 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8289bc',
    500: '#495ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ca0;
$custom-light: #8289bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.897,
    "s": 37.339,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49256,
    "c": 0.11124,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11609
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CA0

secondary

#BBB08A

accent

#B45ACD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CA0

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

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