#495CAC#495CAC

#495CAC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.129 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495CAC
RGB	rgb(73, 92, 172)
HSL	hsl(228, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(228, 58%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 46.5%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 17.22, -45.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 48.35, 290.87°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% 0.0024 -0.1288)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.129 271)
XYZ	xyz(14.0187, 12.0483, 40.6085)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495CAC #AC9949

analogous

#498DAC #495CAC #6749AC

triadic

#495CAC #AC495C #5CAC49

tetradic

#495CAC #AC498D #AC9949 #49AC67

square

#495CAC #AC498D #AC9949 #49AC67

split-complementary

#495CAC #AC6749 #8DAC49

monochromatic

#252E56 #374581 #495CAC #7080C2 #9BA6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#495CAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#495CAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495CAC

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495CAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495CAC	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3766AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#066E7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495cac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 92, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.129 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8489c5',
    500: '#495cac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495cac;
$custom-light: #8489c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495cac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.485,
    "s": 40.408,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50025,
    "c": 0.12882,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.12049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495CAC

secondary

#C1B790

accent

#B958D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495CAC

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

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