#495CA5#495CA5

#495CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.119 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CA5
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(228, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(228, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.8%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 14.85, -41.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 44.27, 289.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0012 -0.1186)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.119 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3641, 11.7864, 37.1608)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CA5 #A59249

analogous

#498AA5 #495CA5 #6449A5

triadic

#495CA5 #A5495C #5CA549

tetradic

#495CA5 #A5498A #A59249 #49A564

square

#495CA5 #A5498A #A59249 #49A564

split-complementary

#495CA5 #A56449 #8AA549

monochromatic

#232D50 #36447B #495CA5 #6D7EBE #97A3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#495CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#495CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CA5

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CA5	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C65A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.119 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8389c0',
    500: '#495ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ca5;
$custom-light: #8389c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.609,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49571,
    "c": 0.11861,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CA5

secondary

#BDB38D

accent

#B659CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CA5

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

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