#495DA9#495DA9
#495DA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.123 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #495DA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 93, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 40%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 57%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.8%, 45%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.39, 15.57, -43.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.39, 45.97, 289.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.04% 0.0008 -0.1231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.04% 0.123 270.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8211, 12.1087, 39.1373) |
| Luminance | 0.1211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.38
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.32
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.83
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.23
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.48
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#495DA9 #A99549
analogous
#498DA9 #495DA9 #6549A9
triadic
#495DA9 #A9495D #5DA949
tetradic
#495DA9 #A9498D #A99549 #49A965
square
#495DA9 #A9498D #A99549 #49A965
split-complementary
#495DA9 #A96549 #8DA949
monochromatic
#242E54 #37457E #495DA9 #6F80C1 #99A5D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.14
#495DA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.42
#495DA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #495DA9
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##495DA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##495DA9 | 1.00 | 6.14 | 3.42 | 6.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B66AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F5EA7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0E6E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #495da9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.123 270.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838ac3',
500: '#495da9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #495da9; $custom-light: #838ac3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#495da9",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 93,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.5,
"s": 39.669,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5004,
"c": 0.12314,
"h": 270.4
},
"luminance": 0.1211
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#495DA9
secondary
#BFB58E
accent
#B758D0
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81