#495DAD#495DAD

#495DAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.129 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495DAD
RGB	rgb(73, 93, 173)
HSL	hsl(228, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(228, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 16.93, -45.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 48.30, 290.52°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0014 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.129 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2023, 12.2612, 41.1453)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495DAD #AD9949

analogous

#498FAD #495DAD #6749AD

triadic

#495DAD #AD495D #5DAD49

tetradic

#495DAD #AD498F #AD9949 #49AD67

square

#495DAD #AD498F #AD9949 #49AD67

split-complementary

#495DAD #AD6749 #8FAD49

monochromatic

#252F57 #374682 #495DAD #7081C3 #9BA7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#495DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#495DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495DAD

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495DAD	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3867B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#026F7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 93, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.129 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848ac6',
    500: '#495dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495dad;
$custom-light: #848ac6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50301,
    "c": 0.12896,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495DAD

secondary

#C1B890

accent

#B857D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0B0B13

muted

#7C7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #495DAD

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

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