#495D8D#495D8D

#495D8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.082 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495D8D
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 141)
HSL	hsl(222, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(222, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.2%, 34%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 6.29, -28.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 29.62, 282.26°)
OKLab	oklab(48.37% -0.0054 -0.0813)
OKLCH	oklch(48.37% 0.082 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4682, 11.1676, 26.7454)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495D8D #8D7949

analogous

#497F8D #495D8D #57498D

triadic

#495D8D #8D495D #5D8D49

tetradic

#495D8D #8D497F #8D7949 #498D57

square

#495D8D #8D497F #8D7949 #498D57

split-complementary

#495D8D #8D5749 #7F8D49

monochromatic

#1F283C #344265 #495D8D #647AAF #8D9DC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#495D8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#495D8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495D8D

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495D8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495D8D	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B618F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E676E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495d8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.082 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8aae',
    500: '#495d8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495d8d;
$custom-light: #7f8aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495d8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.353,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48366,
    "c": 0.08151,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11168
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495D8D

secondary

#B0A282

accent

#A960C8

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0A0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #495D8D

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

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