#495CA6#495CA6

#495CA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.120 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CA6
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 166)
HSL	hsl(228, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(228, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(56%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 15.19, -42.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 44.86, 289.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.0014 -0.1201)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.12 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4555, 11.8230, 37.6420)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CA6 #A69349

analogous

#498BA6 #495CA6 #6549A6

triadic

#495CA6 #A6495C #5CA649

tetradic

#495CA6 #A6498B #A69349 #49A665

square

#495CA6 #A6498B #A69349 #49A665

split-complementary

#495CA6 #A66549 #8BA649

monochromatic

#242D51 #36447B #495CA6 #6D7EBF #98A4D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#495CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#495CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CA6

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CA6	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C65A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305DA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#156C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.120 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8389c1',
    500: '#495ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495ca6;
$custom-light: #8389c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.742,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49635,
    "c": 0.12008,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CA6

secondary

#BEB48D

accent

#B759CF

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F7

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CA6

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

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