#495E79#495E79

#495E79 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.051 H 255.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495E79
RGB	rgb(73, 94, 121)
HSL	hsl(214, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(214, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, -0.51, -17.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 17.75, 268.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% -0.0132 -0.0491)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.051 255)
XYZ	xyz(10.2005, 10.8018, 19.6329)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495E79 #796449

analogous

#497679 #495E79 #4C4979

triadic

#495E79 #79495E #5E7949

tetradic

#495E79 #794976 #796449 #49794C

square

#495E79 #794976 #796449 #49794C

split-complementary

#495E79 #794C49 #767949

monochromatic

#1B232D #324053 #495E79 #607C9F #869BB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#495E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#495E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495E79

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495E79	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545F7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5A78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 94, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.051 255.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7d8b9f',
    500: '#495e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495e79;
$custom-light: #7d8b9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.75,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47583,
    "c": 0.05087,
    "h": 255
  },
  "luminance": 0.10802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495E79

secondary

#A2917B

accent

#9A67C1

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #495E79

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

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