#495D7A#495D7A
#495D7A is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.053 H 257.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #495D7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 93, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 25%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 40%, 48%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(40.2%, 23.8%, 0%, 52.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.98, 0.40, -18.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.98, 18.76, 271.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.39% -0.0114 -0.052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.39% 0.053 257.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.1738, 10.6498, 19.9281) |
| Luminance | 0.1065 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.17
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.21
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.45
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 5.77
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.94
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 7.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#495D7A #7A6649
analogous
#49757A #495D7A #4D497A
triadic
#495D7A #7A495D #5D7A49
tetradic
#495D7A #7A4975 #7A6649 #497A4D
square
#495D7A #7A4975 #7A6649 #497A4D
split-complementary
#495D7A #7A4D49 #757A49
monochromatic
#1B232D #324054 #495D7A #607AA0 #879AB7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.71
#495D7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#495D7A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #495D7A
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##495D7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##495D7A | 1.00 | 6.71 | 3.13 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#535E7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D5A79
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#396367
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #495d7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.053 257.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e8aa0',
500: '#495d7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #495d7a; $custom-light: #7e8aa0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#495d7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 93,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.51,
"s": 25.128,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47393,
"c": 0.05325,
"h": 257.6
},
"luminance": 0.1065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#495D7A
secondary
#A3937C
accent
#9C66C2
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0B0E
muted
#7C7C7E