#495CA4#495CA4

#495CA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.117 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CA4
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 164)
HSL	hsl(227, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(227, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 14.51, -41.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 43.69, 289.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% 0.0011 -0.1171)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.117 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.2734, 11.7501, 36.6833)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CA4 #A49149

analogous

#498AA4 #495CA4 #6449A4

triadic

#495CA4 #A4495C #5CA449

tetradic

#495CA4 #A4498A #A49149 #49A464

square

#495CA4 #A4498A #A49149 #49A464

split-complementary

#495CA4 #A46449 #8AA449

monochromatic

#232C4F #36447A #495CA4 #6C7DBE #97A3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#495CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#495CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CA4

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CA4	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D64A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.117 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8389bf',
    500: '#495ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ca4;
$custom-light: #8389bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.473,
    "s": 38.397,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49507,
    "c": 0.11713,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CA4

secondary

#BDB38C

accent

#B659CE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CA4

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

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